United States Drug Enforcement Administration

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Edwardo Trevino, 43, of LaPorte, Indiana, was sentenced 100 months in prison on March 13, 2026, followed by three years of supervised release, after a jury convicted him of distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Trevino's sentencing was announced by Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Adam L. Mildred for the Northern District of Indiana.

Trevino was sentenced to 100 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

According to documents in the case, Trevino sold methamphetamine to another person. On another occasion, Trevino was the front seat passenger in a car that was pulled over by police. Officers located a backpack on the front passenger seat floorboard containing methamphetamine, clear plastic baggies used for packaging and distributing drugs, a wallet with Trevino’s ID card, and a loaded pistol. Trevino’s criminal history includes a felony conviction for residential entry, and therefore prohibited from possessing a firearm. 

“The Drug Enforcement Administration, along with its law enforcement partners, will continue to hold accountable those who choose drug trafficking, violent crime, and the poisoning of Hoosiers over civility and decency. There is no room in northern Indiana for the cruelty and evilness of drug traffickers. Mr. Trevino will be out of society for a long time, and we will be a safer and healthier northern Indiana because of it,” said DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Chip Cooke.

“This case is an example of how collaboration between state, local, and federal law enforcement can achieve the most effective available response to drug and gun offenses.  We thank LaPorte County Prosecuting Attorney Sean Fagan and his office, along with the agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the LaPorte County Drug Task Force, the Michigan City Police Department, and the Indiana State Police Laboratory Division, for partnering with the U.S. Attorney’s Office to help make Hoosiers safer to live, work, and raise their families. Due to their efforts, a repeat felon who was intending to poison our community with methamphetamine while armed with a handgun will serve eight years followed by three years of community supervision,” said U.S. Attorney Adam L. Mildred.

This case was investigated by the DEA with assistance from the LaPorte County Drug Task Force, the Michigan City Police Department, the Indiana State Police Laboratory Division, and the LaPorte County Prosecutor’s Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lydia T. Lucius and Joel Gabrielse.