Cary Man Arrested for Selling Drugs at LITH Bar

LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL - A fourth man accused of selling cocaine at a Lake in the Hills bar has been arrested

Christopher A. Caceres of Cary was taken into custody early Tuesday and faces several felony drug charges as well as charges for fleeing/attempting to elude police, resisting a peace officer and aggravated battery, according to online jail records.

He is among three others arrested following a joint investigation by the Lake in the Hills Police Department and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force. The investigation was sparked by numerous complaints of patrons selling cocaine inside the bar, according to a sheriff’s office news release.

During the undercover operation, detectives purchased approximately seven grams of cocaine from the four men, police said. On April 29, three of the men, Victor E. Velasco, 39, of Lakemoor; Jason M. Siberbauer, 25, of Lake in the Hills; and Lukas Cerniauskas, 22, of Crystal Lake were taken into custody, police said.

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During Velasco’s arrest, detectives seized an additional 29.5 grams of cocaine, 6 vials of steroids, 37 pills of steroids, three (3) digital scales, 5 Xanax pills, and $3,446.00. Velasco was a parolee. The street value of the cocaine seized is estimated to be approximately $3,600, ac

Caceres is being held on a $100,000 bond and could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted on the most serious charge, the Northwest Herald reports.

Police are not releasing the name of the bar where the drugs were sold in Lake in the Hills because the owners were not involved in any criminal activity, according to the newspaper.

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