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Department of Justice

U.S. Attorney's Office
Northern District of Indiana

For Immediate Release

Monday, December 10, 2018
Thomas L Kirsch II
, United States Attorney
Contact: Ryan Holmes

Elkhart Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison

For Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine And Heroin

SOUTH BEND – Julio Sanchez, 48 years old, of Elkhart, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Senior Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.

 

Sanchez was sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release. 

 

According to documents in the case, Mr. Sanchez was being investigated by the Indiana State Police (ISP) for methamphetamine dealing. When the ISP determined that Mr. Sanchez was staying at a South Bend hotel, they conducted surveillance on the hotel.  They had a warrant for his arrest on other charges.  When he arrived on January 3, 2018, ISP arrested Sanchez and later obtained search warrants for his car and hotel room.  Officers found approximately 1.1 grams of heroin and approximately 15 grams of a mixture of methamphetamine.  Along with this heroin and methamphetamine, Sanchez also had over $1000 in cash, some pills, and smoking pipes and a loaded 9mm handgun in his car.  Sanchez had previously been convicted of at least one prior felony, including criminal mischief in 2006 in the St. Joseph County Superior Court in Indiana.

 

This case was investigated by the ATF with assistance from the Indiana State Police and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Luke N. Reilander.

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