Merrillville Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison For Aiding and Abetting the Distribution of 100 Grams or More of Heroin

HAMMOND - On June 18, 2026, Lamario Delgado-Gonzalez, 31 years old, of Merrillville, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting the distribution of 100 grams or more of heroin, announced United States Attorney Adam L. Mildred.

Lamario Delgado-Gonzalez was sentenced to 84 months in prison followed by 4 years of supervised release.

"The Defendant participated in the sale of over 10,000 pills containing a total of over 100 grams of heroin to undercover law enforcement agents on February 14, 2025, in Merrillville, Indiana. Between December 2024 and April 2025 in Merrillville, Delgado-Gonzalez also participated in the sale of additional pills containing a variety of controlled substances including methamphetamine, fentanyl, and a fentanyl precursor to undercover law enforcement agents. As part of Operation Take Back America, this dealer of poison is going to prison due to the hard work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration HIDTA Enforcement Group with assistance from the DEA North Central Laboratory, and AUSA Dean Lanter. Our district and nation are safer because of their efforts," said U.S. Attorney Adam Mildred.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Drug Enforcement Administration HIDTA Enforcement Group with assistance from the DEA North Central Laboratory. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dean Lanter.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.