News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Will Taylor
Number: 312-886-2597

Alleged Illinois Marijuana Trafficking Ring Targeted

12 Arrested and Charged in Seven-Month Investigation

MAY 25 -- (Wheaton, Illinois) DuPage County States Attorney Joe Birkett and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced on Friday May 21, 2010 that 12 individuals are facing drug charges as the result of a long-term investigation by their offices in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the DuPage County Metropolitan Enforcement Group (DuMeg) and several local law enforcement agencies. Dubbed “Operation Chicago Haze,â€