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Major Drug Bust in La Porte

(La Porte, IN) - Two La Porte men could face time in prison for the alleged sale of fentanyl.

 

Jaime Torres and Pedro Burgos are each charged in La Porte Circuit Court with four counts of Dealing with a Schedule II substance. 

 

According to police, a large amount of suspected hand-pressed fentanyl pills were recovered. In addition, police also recovered other suspected illegal drugs, illegal firearms, and an undisclosed amount of cash. The seizure followed searches of homes at 814 Kingsport Avenue and 107 Glover Street. 

 

Torres and Burgos, both 20 years old, were being held on $50,000 cash bonds. La Porte Police Chief Paul Brettin said the men were part of a drug organization. He also credited the La Porte County Drug Task Force and the La Porte Street Crimes Unit for infiltrating the organization.

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