Harris Corey, Heroin Distribution, Indiana 2017

A seven-count indictment was unsealed on Thursday, March 23, 2017, charging Corey Harris, 22, of South Bend, along with six others, in connection with a heroin distribution conspiracy case.

According to court documents, the conspiracy involved the distribution of a Schedule I controlled substance, heroin, in excess of 1 kilogram, from March 2017 to October 2017. The indictment alleges that Harris and the other defendants knowingly and intentionally conspired to distribute heroin.

The charges against Harris include Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin (Count 1) and Distribution of Heroin (Count 3). If convicted, Harris faces a sentence to be determined by the court.

Four of the individuals named in the indictment have been arrested. Law enforcement is currently seeking the whereabouts of Corey Harris and Terron Taylor. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Harris or Taylor is urged to contact Michiana Crime Stoppers at 574-288-STOP.

The United States Attorney's Office emphasized that an indictment is merely an allegation and that all persons charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Indiana State Police; the Mishawaka Police Department; St. Joseph County Drug Investigations Unit; the St. Joseph County Police Department; the St. Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney; and the United States Marshals Service.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndin/pr/south-bendmishawaka-men-indicted