Two men charged in Carpentersville heroin bust
Two Carpentersville men were being held on $4 million bail each, accused of possessing 3 kilograms of heroin.
Mario Betancourt, 37, and Misael Oropez-Garcia, 31, were arrested Wednesday by Carpentersville police.
Police and Drug Enforcement Administration officers searched the men's homes Wednesday. They found 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of heroin in the 0-99 block of Wren Road and 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) in the 2100 block of Morningside Lane.
The heroin is worth about $400,000, according to police, who said they also seized more than $10,000 in cash.
The two are charged with manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance in excess of 900 grams, which is a Class X felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
They were also charged with possession of a controlled substance in excess of 900 grams, which is a lesser felony.
Their next court date is at 9 a.m. April 5 at the Kane County Judicial Center.
Police declined to say anything else about the arrest, such as what led them to suspect the two or how long they had investigated them.