Lakemoor pair face drug charges

Two Lakemoor residents were charged with multiple heroin-related drug offenses after a two-month investigation, the McHenry County sheriff's office announced Thursday.

Nicholas M. Koczor, 30, and Elizabeth A. Schwartz, 36, both of the same address on the 300 block of Rand Road, were charged with multiple felony counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver; delivery of a controlled substance; and possession of a controlled substance.

Both were held in the McHenry County jail with a court appearance set for today.

According to a news release, investigators with the sheriff's Police Narcotics Task Force made a Tuesday traffic stop of a 2002 Pontiac Grand Am near Route 31 and Blake Drive in McHenry after surveillance units observed the pair make a narcotics transaction.

Investigators searched the vehicle and recovered 2.5 grams of heroin, one gram of cannabis, and $110 in cash, according to the news release.

On Jan. 6, investigators were granted a vehicle seizure warrant on a 2001 Nissan Xterra and located the vehicle on the 300 block of Rand Road in Lakemoor and subsequently recovered an additional 28 grams of heroin, $540 in cash, needles, methadone and two grams of cannabis, according to the release.

At the end of the investigation, the narcotics task force seized a total of 33 grams of heroin, three grams of cannabis and $650 in cash, according to the news release.

The estimated street value in McHenry County for the heroin seized is $6,600, according to the release.