An alleged Mexican drug cartel carrier has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after she and her son were found with 120,000 pills of fentanyl, worth approximately $1.8 million, in Marengo. Gloria Gastelum, 55, of Tucson, Arizona, was charged in August 2024 with manufacturing or delivery of 900+ grams of fentanyl, a Class X […]
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13 years in prison for alleged Mexican drug cartel carrier caught with almost $2M worth of fentanyl pills in McHenry County
An alleged Mexican drug cartel carrier has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after he and his mother were found with 120,000 pills of fentanyl, worth approximately $1.8 million, in Marengo. German Vargas, 34, of Tucson, Arizona, was charged in August 2024 with manufacturing or delivery of 900+ grams of fentanyl, a Class X […]
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‘Massive’ investigation leads to Zion residents, several others charged in theft ring linked to Mexican cartel
A federal and multi-state law enforcement investigation has led to eight suspects, who were tied to a Mexican cartel and some of whom were living in Zion, being arrested in a large retail theft ring. The Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Sheriff’s Office’s Drug Operations Group (KDOG) detectives were contacted in March by the Oak Brook, Illinois, […]
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Round Lake residents charged with collecting and selling drugs that include fentanyl from known drug cartel
Two Round Lake residents are facing multiple years in prison for allegedly receiving dangerous drugs including fentanyl from a drug cartel through the mail and then trying to sell them, authorities said. Mykal Wade, 35, and Akeem Shofidaya, 39, of Round Lake, are facing four class X felony charges of possession of a combination of drugs […]
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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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Man found guilty of possessing $500K of cocaine for cartel in Lake in the Hills warehouse
A second man has been found guilty of possessing over $500,000 in cocaine that was shipped to a Lake in the Hills warehouse by a Mexican drug cartel, prosecutors said. Juan C. Sanchez-Cacho, 44, of the 2300 block of Arrow Street in Carpentersville, was charged with manufacturing and delivering 900+ grams of cocaine and possession […]
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Additional $500,000 worth of marijuana found in drug cartel-linked investigation in Lake County
Police have seized an additional $500,000 worth of marijuana on Monday from the ongoing investigation into the drug cartel-linked drug ring that had already turned up $3 million of marijuana. The Round Lake Park Police Department, the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System Emergency Services Team, and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office conducted a raid of […]
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UPDATE: Drug cartel linked to 600-pound marijuana bust in Round Lake Park
Round Lake Park police have recovered $3 million worth of marijuana in a drug bust that they say is linked to a Mexican drug cartel. On Saturday October 7 at around 4:15 p.m., Jose Avila-Zumadio, 32, of Guadalajara, Mexico, was stopped by Round Lake Park police for a traffic violation in the area of Route […]