I don't think Freddy Eppolito was actually indicted on the drug charges. He was involved in what would later become the French connection. He was picked up, questioned but not charged leading to speculation he was talking but avoiding being charged. This is when the hit was put on him and he drank himself to death.
I've seen a couple of references to him being at Appalachian but he doesn't show up on the official lists of mobsters charged for attending. Anyone have any info on this...maybe as a driver for higher ups?