Articles filed under Drug Related Crime
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Sheriff: Driver found with cocaine, hallucinogenic mushrooms after Gurnee traffic stopJun 26, 2023 1:00 am - Authorities seized cocaine, cannabis and psilocybin mushrooms from a 31-year-old Oak Forest man during a traffic stop in Gurnee earlier this month, officials said. The d...
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Xylazine-laced fentanyl is causing wounds and scrambling efforts to stop overdosesJun 23, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling long-standing methods for reversing...
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Sheriff: Nearly 8,000 fentanyl-laced pills linked to Mundelein manJun 04, 2023 1:00 am - A Mundelein man faces multiple drug and gun charges after a three-month investigation that netted nearly 8,000 fentanyl-laced pills and four firearms, Lake County author...
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Palatine keeps Red Roof Inn closed in wake of illicit activityMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - Palatine was left with no choice but to close down a local hotel because it was acting as an "open drug and prostitution market," according to the village's attorney. Th...
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Palatine police arrest three after investigation into drug sales at local hotelMay 09, 2023 1:00 am - Palatine police said an investigation into drug sales at a local hotel led to the arrests of three suspects last month on multiple felony charges. The first occurred Apr...
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Man faces 27 years for transporting cocaine, meth, hydrocodone on I-90May 01, 2023 1:00 am - A Kane County judge has found a 25-year-old Minnesota man guilty of unlawful possession of about $60,000 worth of drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine and hydrocodo...
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Authorities: Man took small child with him while delivering drugsApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - A 26-year-old Wheeling man was arrested Thursday traveling with a small child en route to deliver drugs in Lake County, authorities said. Javier Franco was stopped by La...
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McHenry prosecutors want to seize Huntley home, $1 million cash tied to drug investigationApr 18, 2023 1:00 am - More than $1 million in cash, bank accounts, a house in Huntley, another in Chicago, two Ford transit vans, a 2018 Bobcat skid-steer loader, a Dodge pickup truck, a 2018...
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Police: Antioch teen was selling fentanyl-laced pillsApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - Antioch police captured a 19-year-old resident they said had been selling fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills intended to resemble legitimate prescription medications. Robe...
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Elgin man charged after DEA investigation seizes cannabis, fentanyl, cocaine and $370KMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - A Kane County judge refused to lower the bail this week for an Elgin man accused of possessing cocaine, fentanyl and 44 pounds of cannabis. Aaron Washington, 39, of the ...