The Narcotics Unit is comprised of five prosecutors. Illegal narcotics prosecutions involve violations of the Controlled Substances Act, Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act. The narcotics prosecutors handle all the felony narcotics cases ranging from the most serious trafficking cases to the lowest level possession cases.
The state’s attorney’s office works hard to identify and separate defendants whose charges are the product of addiction versus those whose charges are the result of illegal drug sales. We identify those who have addiction issues and steer those individuals toward treatment programs to provide greater access to resources to break the addiction cycle.
However, those who continue to make our community unsafe by selling and trafficking dangerous drugs are prosecuted to the fullest extent permitted by law. When authorities interrupt the supply chain, we are able to reduce drug-related crime and promote community safety.
The Narcotics Unit prosecutors work in cooperation with agencies at all levels of government, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Homeland Security Investigations; the Illinois Attorney General’s Office; and the Illinois State Police’s North Central Narcotics Task Force; as well as local law enforcement agencies and police departments.
