Articles filed under Drug Related Crime
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Crystal Lake couple accused of running 'significant' marijuana-growing operation
Feb 12, 2023 10:47 PM - A Crystal Lake couple is accused of operating "a significant grow operation" after the McHenry County Sheriff's Office aid it found about $25,000 worth of marijuana in their home, including about 80 plants and 12 pounds of dried marijuana, court records show. -
Owners of Huntley Dairy Mart accused of growing psychedelic mushrooms; one faces child porn charges
Feb 1, 2023 1:40 PM - A Crystal Lake couple listed as the owners of the popular Huntley Dairy Mart restaurant and ice cream shop face charges alleging they ran a psychedelic mushroom-growing operation in their home's basement, court records show.
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Pingree Grove man charged with 12 felonies after Carpentersville drug investigation
Jan 31, 2023 11:01 PM - Authorities said they found Yobane Fernandez-Villa with a loaded Glock 21 handgun that had been stolen from Texas, as well as 1.77 kilos of cocaine, 1.781 grams of THC oil, a scale with suspected cocaine residue and approximately $7,300. -
Chicago man facing charges after drugs, weapon found in Des PlainesJan 27, 2023 5:18 PM - A Chicago man was taken into custody Wednesday in Des Plaines after police found drugs, a homemade bludgeon, a fake driver's license and other illicit items in a vehicle in which he was sleeping, authorities said.
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Wisconsin man arrested on drug, gun charges on I-90
Jan 17, 2023 4:24 PM - Kane County investigators arrested a Wisconsin man on drugs and firearms charges Sunday on the Addams Tollway. -
Algonquin man pleads not guilty in second drug case within six months
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'We got him': Former Wheeling resident wanted in teen's 2020 killing captured
Dec 7, 2022 10:36 PM - A former Wheeling resident suspected of fatally shooting a Mundelein teen is in custody after a 2½-year international manhunt. -
Cartel-linked drug trafficker who operated suburban warehouses gets 30-year sentence
Nov 21, 2022 11:20 AM - An international drug trafficker who operated out of warehouses in Arlington Heights, Naperville, Plainfield and other locations has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, authorities announced Monday. -
Spooked by reports of candy-colored fentanyl? There's no reason to worry, experts say
Oct 28, 2022 10:07 AM - Fears of someone sticking something dangerous in your kids' Halloween candy are nothing new. This year's boogeyman involves the dangerous synthetic opioid fentanyl finding its way into trick-or-treat bags on Monday. And like past Halloween panics, experts say there's no reason to be spooked.
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Bos, Syed disagree on bill hiking penalties for fentanyl crimes
Oct 24, 2022 6:44 PM - Sstate Rep. Chris Bos is co-sponsoring a bill that would stiffen penalties for crimes involving fentanyl. Nabeela Syed, his opponent in the race for the 51st District Illinois House seat, says increasing punishment is not the solution to the fentanyl crisis.
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