Articles filed under Drug Related Crime
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How police are easing anxiety for citizens with autismSep 18, 2025 5:31 pm - Getting pulled over by a police officer, or any other unexpected encounter with law enforcement, is stressful, all the more so for a person who struggles with social interactions and communication as a result of autism. Easing that anxiety is the idea behind two suburban departments’ new Blue Envelope Program.
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Wauconda man pleads guilty to having 11 pounds of pot on bus in LITH; gets 6 yearsSep 09, 2025 1:37 pm - A Wauconda man pleaded guilty Friday to possessing 11 pounds of marijuana, which was found by police in a suitcase on a bus parked in a Lake in the Hills industrial park.
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Police: Des Plaines shooting that left teen wounded was drug-relatedAug 25, 2025 10:21 am - A shooting in Des Plaines last week that left a teenager with a minor wound appears to have been drug-related, police said Monday.
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A car accident in small-town Tennessee leads to US charges against a major Mexican drug operationAug 14, 2025 10:40 am - Justice Department indictments have been unsealed against three leaders and two high-ranking enforcers of Mexico's United Cartels. It's the latest U.S. move against major Mexican drug operations.
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Lakemoor man with ‘sophisticated’ pot-growing operation pleads guiltyAug 07, 2025 12:14 pm - A Lakemoor man who police said had a “sophisticated” pot-growing operation in his home pleaded guilty Wednesday to unlawful production of marijuana.
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Authorities: Man sold drugs out of home that operated a day careAug 01, 2025 3:35 pm - Lake County sheriff’s police charged a North Chicago man with drug trafficking after authorities say he sold methamphetamine out of a home where a day care operated.
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Homicide verdict in Darien drug deathJul 25, 2025 4:54 pm - A man has been convicted of drug-induced homicide of a Darien man.
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Son of 'El Chapo' expected to plead guilty this week to drug trafficking charges in ChicagoJul 09, 2025 11:29 am - A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” is expected to plead guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges at a hearing this week. He would be the first of El Chapo’s sons facing similar charges in the U.S. to enter a plea deal.
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Des Plaines police find drugs during traffic stopJun 06, 2025 11:29 am - A Des Plaines man was arrested early Friday after police there stopped his vehicle and found illegal drugs inside, according to a news release.
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Gurnee man gets 12-year sentence on fentanyl, cocaine chargesMay 14, 2025 1:59 pm - A Gurnee man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison on federal drug and firearms charges alleging he trafficked fentanyl and cocaine.
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