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Hoffman Estates man charged in Schaumburg with Xanax possession

A Hoffman Estates man stopped for a traffic violation early Friday was charged with possession of a controlled substance, prosecutors said.

Schaumburg police stopped Kenneth Lambert, 22, in the vicinity of Dunsford Court and Portland Drive about 1:45 a.m. Friday, prosecutors said.

The officer recovered several Xanax tablets, said Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Gbenga Longe.

Lambert, who was on parole for a 2013 robbery conviction, was ordered held on $100,000 bail, Longe said.

If convicted he faces up to three years in prison, Longe said.

Lambert next appears in court on May. 7.

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