What began as a routine traffic stop in the early morning hours in Illinois became something much more when police found 40 pounds of cocaine which has resulted in the arrest of a truck-driving suspect.
The Public Information Office of the Illinois State Police just released details of what happened at approximately 3:24am on the morning of August 16, 2025. An officer from the Illinois State Police carried out a motor carrier safety inspection on a truck tractor on I-57 northbound near milepost 302 in Chebanse, Kankakee County. During that search, he found 15 kilo bundles of cocaine which equals approximately 40 pounds of the narcotic…