A Michigan City man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a charge of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute heroin, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Indiana said.

Lawrence Zitt, 43, was also sentenced last week to five years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Porter County Drug Task Force, the Michigan City Police Department, the LaPorte Metro Operations Drug Task Force, and the Indiana State Police.

Posted 2/18/2013