Indiana Man Sentenced to 12 1/2 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Terrence Reid, 39, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio on his plea of guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
Reid was sentenced to 150 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.
According to documents in this case, in May 2019, Reid agreed with others to buy methamphetamine in California to bring back to the Midwest for distribution. He flew to California, obtained more than 15 kilograms of methamphetamine, and loaded it into a car. Co-conspirators drove the methamphetamine back to the Midwest while Reid flew to Chicago. The drugs were found when the vehicle was stopped by law enforcement in Missouri.
This case was investigated by the DEA with the assistance of the Mishawaka Police Department, the St. Joseph County Drug Investigations Unit, the Indiana State Police, and the Missouri State Police. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joel Gabrielse.
