Month: March 2020

Though marijuana is now legal for medical use in Illinois, the smell of it can still get drivers into trouble. On March 19, a unanimous decision by the Illinois Supreme Court found that the smell or sight of cannabis justified probable cause for a police officer to...

A 29-year-old Illinois man and a 29-year-old Illinois woman were taken into custody on narcotics charges on March 10 when the Lansing Police Department executed a search warrant at an Oak Avenue hotel. An unspecified quantity of cocaine was allegedly discovered during...

Confidential informants often play significant roles in Illinois drug cases. In one such case, a 26-year-old woman from Chicago Ridge was arrested after police accused her of selling cocaine to one of their confidential informants. The woman was arrested for...