Corey Taylor Sentenced to 57 Months for Heroin Distribution

Corey Taylor, 35, of Gary, Indiana, is headed to federal prison for 57 months after being convicted of distributing heroin laced with fentanyl and carfentanil, one of the deadliest drug combinations sweeping the Midwest.

Taylor was sentenced on February 6, 2018, by U.S. District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio in Hammond, Indiana. The sentence will run consecutively to an 8-month term previously imposed by Judge Phillip P. Simon on November 13, 2017, for violating supervised release following an earlier federal drug conviction.

Court filings reveal Taylor sold heroin over a three-month period, with controlled purchases conducted by the DEA/HIDTA task force and Gary Police Department on three separate occasions. The transactions were carried out under strict surveillance, building airtight evidence against the dealer.

During a coordinated raid, law enforcement searched Taylor’s vehicle and residence, seizing additional controlled substances. Investigators confirmed that some of the heroin contained fentanyl—a synthetic opioid 50 times more potent than heroin—and carfentanil, which is 100 times stronger than fentanyl and often lethal in microscopic doses.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Lake County HIDTA Group in tandem with the Gary Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Thomas McGrath led the prosecution, emphasizing the danger Taylor posed to the community.

Taylor’s repeat offenses and the potency of the drugs he distributed underscore the federal crackdown on dealers fueling the opioid crisis. His 57-month sentence sends a clear message: poison peddlers will face severe consequences in Northwest Indiana.

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