United States Drug Enforcement Administration

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Alfred Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Jesus Martinez-Salas, 44, of Providence, Rhode Island, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Cristal C. Brisco after pleading guilty to distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl.

Martinez-Salas was sentenced to 78 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release.

According to documents in the case, in late 2022, Martinez-Salas shipped more than a pound of fentanyl from Rhode Island to a buyer in Indiana.

This case was investigated by the DEA and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joel Gabrielse.