Federal Authorities Say They Have Shut Down Texas-To-Chicago Drug Pipeline...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Federal authorities announced Thursday that they have raided a drug stash house in a lakefront condo in the Kenwood neighborhood, as part of a probe that shut down a Texas-to-Chicago...
View ArticleFentanyl-Laced Cocaine Linked To Two More Apparent Overdose Deaths In Joliet;...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Cocaine laced with fentanyl is suspected in two more deaths in Will county; that makes five since Sunday. Police said they discovered white powder residue near a man found dead around...
View ArticleDangerous Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Linked To Overdoses, Deaths In Joliet
JOLIET, Ill. (CBS) — Three people have died in two days from a bad batch of drugs in Joliet, and police are warning drug users about a deadly mix making the rounds. As CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar explained,...
View ArticleRideshare Passengers Are Routinely Carting Drugs, Driver Says
JOLIET, Ill. (CBS) — A work horse, or a drug mule? A Joliet rideshare driver says passengers are routinely carting narcotics into Ubers and Lyfts. CBS 2’s Lauren Victory explains inside the problem and...
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Aurora Man, 31, Sentenced To 19 Years In Drug Trafficking Case
CHICAGO (CBS)–An Aurora man connected to another man caught driving with cocaine and heroin concealed inside a semi-truck tire was sentenced to 19 years in prison. Gabriel Aguilar Velez, 31, pleaded...
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Nearly $3.2 Million In Heroin And Cocaine Seized From Chicago Residence
CHICAGO (CBS)–Chicago police seized nearly $3.2 million worth of cocaine and $93,050 worth of heroin Tuesday from a residence in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood. Narcotics officers seized 2,647...
View ArticleOne In 8 People Have Cocaine On Their Hands, Study Finds
CBS Local — A British study has found that many people may be coming into contact with illegal substances like cocaine and heroine during their day, even if they don’t use drugs. Researchers at the...
View ArticleWoman Claims Wind Blew Cocaine Into Her Purse, Police Say
CBS Local — Authorities say a Florida woman is blaming a windy day for the cocaine that police found in her purse. Kennecia Posey was reportedly one of two passengers in a car stopped for erratic...
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Fast-Food Customer Finds Extra Item In Bag: Cocaine
(WBBM Newsradio) — Authorities in Northwest Indiana have released security camera footage that appears to show a woman attempt to sell cocaine from her downtown business late last year. The nearly...
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Students Catch Teacher Doing Drugs In Classroom: Ind. Authorities
(CBS) – A teacher at Lake Central High School in St. John, Ind. faces drug-related charges after allegedly being caught by students using drugs in her classroom. The student witnesses contacted school...
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Aurora Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Selling Drugs, Gun To Informant
CHICAGO (CBS) — An Aurora gang member pleaded guilty Friday to selling drugs and a gun to a confidential police informant. Caleb A. Frazier, 25, agreed to a 10-year prison sentence in exchange for the...
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Elgin Man Gets 15 Years For Hiding Kilogram Of Cocaine From Cops
ELGIN — An Elgin man who was found guilty in January of possessing and hiding a kilogram of cocaine in his car was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday. Carlos Garcia-Perez, 51, was convicted of one...
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Feds Charge 24 With Transporting Drugs To Chicago Via Amtrak
CHICAGO (AP) — Two dozen people are facing federal drug charges after prosecutors say they used Amtrak trains to transport cocaine and heroin from California to Chicago. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in...
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Waukegan Man Sold Cocaine To Undercover Officer
(CBS) — A two-month investigation ended with the arrest of a 19-year-old north suburban man who sold cocaine to an undercover officer, according to the Lake County sheriff’s office. Daniel Blalock is...
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Prosecutors: Driver In Fatal Indiana Crash In July Was On Cocaine
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Gary man who crashed a church bus in central Indiana in July, killing a 6-year-old boy, allegedly was using cocaine at the time. Hancock County prosecutors said blood results from the...
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South Loop Traffic Stop Nets More Than $200K In Drugs
CHICAGO (STMW) — Officers in the Chicago Police Department’s Bicycle Unit pulled a man over after they saw him talking on a cellphone while at a stoplight in the South Loop during the Thursday evening...
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Reputed “El Chapo” Lieutenant To Be Sentenced In Drug Cartel Case
CHICAGO (AP) — A reputed lieutenant of captured Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman was to be sentenced Monday for his part in a $1 billion conspiracy to traffic narcotics to Chicago and other...
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Secret Testimony Of Chicago Twins Who Took On ‘El Chapo’
CHICAGO (STMW) – It’s more than five years since they provided the evidence that helped bring down the inner circle of the world’s most wanted criminal. For their own safety, Chicago drug-dealing twins...
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Emanuel Presses Springfield To Reduce Penalties For Minor Drug Possession
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel has called on state lawmakers to ease up on penalties for small-time drug possession cases, even though the city’s own effort to issue tickets for marijuana...
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Former NFL Player Arrested On Drug Charges At Chicago Nightclub
CHICAGO (STMW) – Former Denver Broncos player John Moffitt was arrested on battery and drug possession charges early Sunday morning at The Underground nightclub in River North. Cook County Judge James...
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