Salvador Alvin Sentenced to 117 Months for Cocaine Trafficking and Gun Crime

In a major blow to narcotics trafficking in Lake County, 26-year-old Salvador Alvin of Hammond, Indiana, has been sentenced to 117 months in prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking and gun crime ring.

According to court documents, between May and December 2019, Alvin sold multiple ounces of cocaine to a confidential informant in Hammond. The investigation, led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Hammond Police Department, resulted in a search warrant being executed on Alvin’s residence in December 2019.

During the search, law enforcement recovered approximately five ounces of cocaine and a firearm that Alvin intended to use in furtherance of his drug trafficking offense.

Alvin’s guilty plea to possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime was announced by Acting United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay.

The court also ordered Alvin to serve three years of supervised release following his prison sentence. This case marks the latest in a string of high-profile narcotics trafficking cases in the region.

Salvador Alvin’s prior felony conviction for criminal recklessness is also a factor in his sentencing. The sentence handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon is a stark reminder of the consequences of engaging in narcotics trafficking and related crimes in Indiana.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Caitlin M. Padula, who praised the investigative efforts of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Hammond Police Department in bringing Alvin to justice.

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