BEECH GROVE, Ind — A 19-year-old has been arrested after detectives found nearly 800 fentanyl pills, 45 grams of heroin, and $23,000 in cash that they believe was drug money.
Detectives say they were tipped off that a man was in possession of and attempting to distribute "M30" fentanyl pills. According to police, all while he was on probation for a felony handgun charge.
The Marion County inmate database shows the man was arrested the same day he was released after serving a little more than four months in jail.
This comes a day after Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears told 13News he was going to be cracking down harder on drug dealers.
"If can trace or link a specific drug to the cause of death to the coroner's office that, that's what caused a person's death and we can trace that back to a specific dealer, we can file a level one felony. So, a level one felony carries a penalty of 20 to 40 years," Mears said.
According to police, the 19-year-old has several felony convictions from previous firearm offenses.
One of those offenses dates back to 2020 when he was convicted of criminal recklessness and carrying a handgun after he shot another teenager and injured a 19-year-old in Johnson County.
He served less than two years in prison.
For the incident for which the man was just arrested, police say he has only been arrested for dealing narcotics and that the Marion County Prosecutors' Office will make the final charging decisions.
