Palatine teen with $3,000 worth of drugs gets probation
Posted July 21, 2017 1:00 am
A Palatine teen who prosecutors say had $3,000 worth of drugs in his room when he was arrested in January pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance.
Noah Smith, 18, was sentenced to two years TASC probation Thursday, according to court records, TASC - which stands for Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities - is an alternative to prison for nonviolent offenders with substance abuse problems. Treatment is a condition of the probation.
Smith was also ordered to pay $2,809 in fines, court records show.
He was arrested Jan. 25 after members of the Illinois State Police North Central Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant and found LSD and marijuana in his room, prosecutors said.
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