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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.