Cook County crime: Man charged after ghost gun found; $1.3M in stolen cargo recovered in separate case

The Brief

  • A Robbins man is charged after a loaded ghost gun was found during a traffic stop on June 23.
  • Sheriff’s police said Chavarous Graves did not have a valid FOID or CCL.
  • In a separate case, deputies recovered more than $1.3 million worth of stolen cargo from two trailers.

COOK COUNTY, Ill. A suburban Chicago man is facing a felony charge after Cook County Sheriff’s Police said they found a loaded ghost gun during a traffic stop, while deputies also announced recovering more than $1.3 million in stolen cargo from two trailers in a separate investigation.

Ghost gun arrest

What we know:

Officers stopped a silver Chevrolet Equinox around 6:55 p.m. on June 23 in the 4100 block of 135th Street in Robbins because of a traffic violation.

While speaking with the driver, sheriff’s police learned that suspected marijuana was inside the SUV and asked 20-year-old Chavarous Graves of Robbins to get out while they searched the vehicle for narcotics.

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