Pubdate: Fri, 23 Jun 2017
Source: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Copyright: 2017 The Daily Herald Company
Contact:  http://www.dailyherald.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/107

2 ACCUSED OF TRYING TO SELL PANCAKE MIX TO COPS IN DRUG DEAL

Two Elgin men were arrested after police said they tried to sell
pancake mix in a drug deal with undercover officers.

[Name redacted], 18, of the 600 block of Hampton Circle, was charged
with four counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, and
one count of unlawful possession of a look-alike substance with intent
to deliver, police said in a Facebook post Friday.

[Name redacted], 19, of the 300 block of Ann Street, was charged with
one count each of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and
possession of a look-alike substance with intent to deliver, police
said.

They were arrested just before 5 p.m. Monday after a monthslong
investigation into drug trafficking.

[Name redacted] delivered drugs to to undercover officers three times, 
police said. The fourth time, he met police with Anselmo at a public 
park, and the two had a box of pancake mix wrapped to look like a large
quantity of drugs, police said.

"This complex case involved a mix of many divisions within (the) Elgin
(police department), which is always a recipe for success," Police
Chief Jeff Swoboda said in the post.

[Name redacted] was being held on $200,000 bail at Kane County jail. 
[Name redacted]'s bail was set at $20,000.
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