Police in Waukegan executed two search warrants recently and confiscated "large amounts" of drugs and cash. They also arrested four people, all of whom are now facing drug charges.
In the first raid, police arrested a 33-year-old man after they stormed a home in the 800 block of Massena Avenue and found drug paraphernalia, $3,500 in cash, two handguns and almost 12 grams of heroin.
Though far from the Illinois borders, drug trafficking crimes taking place near the border of the United States and Mexico are abundant and can carry unexpected consequences for innocent citizens.
According to authorities, a troublesome trend within the last year is that drug traffickers are tricking people who are driving across national lines. To accomplish this, drug smugglers place advertisements from fake businesses for wanted drivers. Unknowingly, the drivers would be delivering loads of drugs including meth, marijuana and cocaine from Mexico to the U.S.
About 40 people have been victimized since the trend began, all placed under arrest either entering or exiting Tijuana with drugs in their vehicles. All reported they had taken a position as a courier for a business. Some even reported that they were offered other jobs in the U.S. for successfully completing their courier jobs, but were later denied the positions in the U.S. once they made deliveries for the so-called businesses they were allegedly hired by.
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