For Drug Distribution
FORT WAYNE -Israel Bonilla, age 32, of Michoacan, Mexico, was sentenced before Chief Judge Theresa L. Springmann, for possessing methamphetamine and heroin with the intent to distribute and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
Bonilla was sentenced to a total of 147 months of imprisonment on these counts.
According to documents in this case, Bonilla and two codefendants were distributing large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine, and Bonilla possessed a loaded rifle and two loaded pistols in furtherance of his drug dealing.
This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the United States Postal Inspection Service; the Allen County Drug Task Force; and the Allen County Police Department. This case was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony W. Geller.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
