ILLINOIS STATE POLICE MAKES ARREST AND SEIZE $700,000 WORTH OF DRUGS

The Illinois State Police (ISP) arrested 45-year-old Juan Carlos Oliva Lopez from Houston, TX on a felony charge of Controlled Substance Trafficking. Lopez was jailed in Iroquois County.
It was about 3 pm Monday 2/29 when a trooper conducted a federal motor carrier safety compliance inspection traffic stop on a northbound Freightliner on Interstate 57, just south of Ashkum. During the traffic stop, numerous indicators of criminal activity were observed. A consent search revealed approximately 49 lbs. of suspected cocaine/fentanyl, with a street value of almost $700,000. The Iroquois County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Lopez with Controlled Substance Trafficking.

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