A Round Lake Park woman was arrested after police found her allegedly in possession of a large amount of cocaine and cash during a traffic stop in Fox Lake Monday evening.
The Fox Lake Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a black SUV around 10:48 p.m. Monday in the area of Cambridge Parkway and Route 134.
Fox Lake Police Department Sgt. Rick Howell said the SUV was stopped for traffic violations.
Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Elizabeth Cannon said the vehicle was weaving between lanes.
Candice M. Wedge, 32, of Round Lake Park, was identified as the driver of the vehicle and she appeared “very nervous” while being deceptive in her answers to the officer’s questions during the stop, Howell said.
The Round Lake Park Police Department’s canine unit was called and an open-air sniff of the vehicle was conducted.
Howell said the canine alerted to the presence of drugs in the vehicle. Wedge and the vehicle were searched by police officers.
Approximately three grams of suspected crack cocaine were discovered on Wedge’s person, along with a significant amount of cash.
Approximately 60 grams of suspected crack cocaine were discovered in the vehicle, along with multiple pieces of drug paraphernalia commonly used to ingest and store narcotics, Howell said.
Cannon said the drugs were under the driver’s seat in a plastic bag containing individually wrapped plastic baggies.
Wedge was arrested by the Fox Lake Police Department and the narcotics and drug paraphernalia were seized as evidence.
The vehicle and currency were also seized under the Illinois Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act pending court approval.
Wedge was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, a class X felony; unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor.
Wedge was transported to the Fox Lake Police Department and later transferred to the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan for a First Appearance Court hearing on Tuesday morning.
The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office filed a petition to detain Wedge pending trial.
Lake County Judge Stephen DeRue ordered Wedge held in the Lake County Jail until the detention hearing, which he scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.