Articles filed under Drug Related Crime
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Guns, drugs recovered from Aurora man’s house during searchJan 07, 2026 8:05 am - Illinois State Police troopers recovered multiple firearms and a cache of drugs after executing a search warrant at an Aurora man’s house Monday.
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Man faces gun, drug charges after arrest in BloomingdaleDec 29, 2025 2:28 pm - A man facing drug and gun charges told police that the 558 grams of hallucinogenic mushrooms in his car Saturday were for “his spiritual journey,” DuPage County prosecutors say.
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Man gets 10 years for drug-induced homicideDec 08, 2025 12:10 pm - A Skokie man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for supplying the fentanyl that killed a West Chicago-area woman.
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Former Honduras President Hernández freed after Trump pardonDec 02, 2025 9:05 am - Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that moved hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States, was released from prison following a pardon from President Donald Trump, officials confirmed Tuesday.
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Son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case in deal with prosecutorsDec 01, 2025 11:35 am - A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” pleaded guilty Monday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, months after his brother entered a plea deal.
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Trump says stopping suspected drug boats doesn’t work. But the US reports record cocaine seizuresNov 15, 2025 7:48 pm - In justifying American military strikes on boats suspected of smuggling drugs, President Donald Trump has asserted that the longtime U.S. strategy of interdicting such vessels at sea has been a major failure.
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Police: Man brought drugs on Amtrak from California to NapervilleNov 12, 2025 10:56 am - A Chicago man has been accused of trafficking in cocaine and methamphetamine by bringing the drugs from California to Naperville via Amtrak.
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Hegseth says US carried out 4 strikes on alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14Oct 28, 2025 9:15 am - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor.
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US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military buildupOct 24, 2025 11:59 am - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the U.S. military is deploying an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, in the latest escalation and buildup of military forces in the region.
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Many happy returns: How feds say Glen Ellyn woman pulled off $900K retail fraud schemeOct 23, 2025 4:43 pm - A Glen Ellyn woman stole an estimated $900,000 from a retail chain by making fraudulent merchandise returns, federal authorities allege in a recent court filing. Here’s how authorities say she pulled it off.