HAMMOND- On January 4, 2019, Juan Mercado Arriaga, 41, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon to 70 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute at least one kilogram of heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
On June 18, 2018, Mercado Arriaga was arrested in Crown Point, Indiana, in possession of approximately 3.7 kilograms of heroin.
This case was investigated by Drug Enforcement Administration HIDTA Task Force. This case was prosecuted by Northern District of Indiana Assistant United States Attorney Thomas M. McGrath.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
