A Newburgh man was found guilty of a selling heroin and fentanyl in Posey County.
Nicolas C. Alvarez, age 29, was found guilty by a Posey County jury of Dealing in a Narcotic Drug, a Level 3 Felony. Alvarez was apprehended by the Posey County Drug Task Force in “Operation Aftershock,” an undercover drug operation which concluded on June 29, 2020 with 20 total offenders charged with drug- related offenses.
Posey County Sheriff’s Office Detective Dustin Seitz and Posey County Prosecutor’s Office Investigator Kenneth Rose, both members of the Posey County Drug Task Force, provided testimony to the jury regarding the details of the undercover investigation. The jury heard evidence that the 8.6 grams of heroin sold by Alvarez amounts to approximately 86 uses of the drug by a typical user.
Alvarez is scheduled to be sentenced by Posey Circuit Court Judge Craig Goedde on December 8, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. At sentencing, Alvarez faces a maximum sentence of 16 years in prison under Indiana law.
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