State police in Illinois made a near-record cocaine bust during a McLean County traffic stop in April. The suspect was arrested on eastbound I-74 near LeRoy. The charges included controlled substance trafficking and possession and the manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance. The police seized 234 pounds of cocaine with a street value of more than $10 million.
Offenses related to the production and sale of cocaine are punished harshly in Illinois, but in some cases, law enforcement may push the limits of the Constitution when investigating and arresting those suspected of cocaine offenses. Technology continues to provide increasingly invasive means of surveillance, leaving our judicial system struggling to keep up.