(La Porte, IN) - Another suspected drug dealer in La Porte has been reeled in, as Quortez Tucker, 32, has been charged in La Porte Circuit Court with dealing cocaine.

 

According to court documents, Tucker was caught selling cocaine last week at his apartment on Country Lane Drive near Boyd Boulevard on the city’s far east side.

 

Police said he received $120 for 1.7 grams of cocaine after the buy was arranged on Facebook Messenger.  The charge was elevated to a Level 3 felony because the transaction was within 500 feet of Allesee Park.

 

Under state law, drug dealing charges can be upgraded in transactions within close proximity to a park, school, or some other place where children regularly gather.  

 

Tucker could face anywhere from a 3 to 16-year sentence.