A North Chicago man is in federal custody after he was charged with trafficking and distributing almost 50 kilograms of cocaine, worth an estimated $1.6 million. Gilberto Almanza, 44, of North Chicago, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on two counts of distribution of a controlled substance, one count of possession of a […]
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18 years in prison for man found holding $500K of cocaine for cartel in Lake in the Hills warehouse
A judge has sentenced a man to 18 years in prison after he was found guilty of possessing over $500,000 in cocaine that was shipped to a Lake in the Hills warehouse by a Mexican drug cartel. Juan C. Sanchez-Cacho, 44, of the 2300 block of Arrow Street in Carpentersville, was charged with manufacturing and […]
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Duo charged with delivering large amount of cocaine, child endangerment in McHenry County
A man and woman are facing felony charges for selling a large quantity of cocaine to a confidential informant in Marengo while two children were inside their car during the transaction. Nyco T. Jackson, 24, of the 500 block of North Braintree Drive in Schaumburg, and Morgan N. Martino, 24, of the 1000 block of […]
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Woodstock man sentenced to 9 years in prison for selling cocaine
A Woodstock man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for selling cocaine after police found 282 grams of cocaine in his possession. Jeremiah B. Pedersen, 36, of Woodstock, pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance, a Class X felony, in front of Judge Robert Wilbrandt. Pedersen was pulled […]
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Cops find 16 kilos of cocaine in Lake in the Hills bust; 2 men arrested
Police and federal authorities recovered 16 kilograms of cocaine, worth more than $500,000, after a search of a Lake in the Hills warehouse. Ivan A. Moreno-Gollegos, 19, and Juan C. Sanchez-Cacho, 40, both of the 2300 block of block of Arrow Street in Carpentersville, were charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful […]