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Prosecutor: Schaumburg cop said he sold drugs “just for the thrill of it”

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DuPage County State's Attorney Bob Berlin, right, with DEA Special Agent Jack Riley, announces criminal charges Thursday against three Schaumburg police officers accused of dealing drugs.

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

DuPage County State's Attorney Bob Berlin, center, with DEA Special Agent Jack Riley and Audrey Anderson, head of the narcotics division at the state's attorney's office, announce criminal charges against three Schaumburg police officers accused of dealing drugs.

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

The three Schaumburg police officers facing drug and other felony charges are, left to right, Matthew Hudak, Terrance O'Brien and John Cichy.

Thomas Glasgow, defense attorney for accused Schaumburg police officer Matthew Hudak, speaks Thursday outside the DuPage County Courthouse in Wheaton.

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

John Cichy

Matthew Hudak

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It began as a routine drug investigation but authorities soon realized they were onto something “much more sinister.” That’s how the arrests of three Schaumburg cops were characterized Thursday as they were charged with running a criminal drug enterprise. The officers — John Cichy, Matthew Hudak and Terrance O’Brien — are accused of peddling marijuana and cocaine in DuPage County for at least six months.

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