(La Porte, IN) - Drug dealing charges are mounting against a La Porte man. Pedro Burgos, Jr., was recently arrested on a Level 4 Felony charge of Dealing in a Narcotic Drug.

Police said Burgos was involved in a $300 transaction for pressed fentanyl pills in La Porte in June of last year.  He allegedly met a buyer outside a gas station on the city’s west side and carried out the exchange inside his vehicle. The buyer contacted Burgos about obtaining drugs on Facebook messenger.

According to the authorities, the fentanyl pills sold by the suspect came from Mexico.

Court records also revealed Burgos has three charges of Dealing in a Schedule II  Substance from 2021 still undecided in La Porte Circuit Court.   Those counts are Level 2, Level 3 and Level 5 felonies.