Crime & Safety
Police Discover $25K of Meth in Vehicle in Algonquin
A K-9 Unit followed the vehicle into a shopping center parking lot, and two unidentified men quickly abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.
McHenry County police announced today the seizure of more than 700 grams of suspected methamphetamine on Feb. 2 in Algonquin, according to a news release from the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.
A McHenry County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit observed a suspicious vehicle driving near the area of County Line and Randall Roads, the release stated. The K-9 Unit followed the vehicle into a shopping center parking lot, and two unidentified men quickly abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot. Attempts to locate the men were unsuccessful.
A K-9 search of the vehicle’s exterior positively alerted to the presence of a controlled substance. Sheriff’s investigators impounded the vehicle and during an inventory of the vehicle’s contents, uncovered a bag containing the suspected Methamphetamine. Sheriff Nygren estimates the street value of the seized drugs to be approximately $25,000.
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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to contact the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office at 815-338-2144 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-762-STOP (7867).
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