Search Turns Up 3 Kilos of Heroin, Valued at $400,000, in Carpentersville Home

CARPENTERSVILLE, IL - Bond has been set $4 million for two Carpentersville men after a search of two homes this past week turned up three kilograms of heroin. The street value of the heroin seized during the searches is about $400,000, authorities said on Friday.

Mario Betancourt, 37, and Misael Oropez, 31, both of Carpentersville, have each been charged with manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance-heroin/900 grams or more and possession of a controlled substance-heroin/900 grams or more, according to a news release from the Carpentersville Police Department.

The charges come after the Carpentersville Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency searched a home located between the 0 to 100 block of Wren Road on Wednesday. During that search, authorities found two kilograms of heroin, according to police.

A second search was conducted in the 2100 block of Morningside Lane where an addition kilo of heroin and $10,000 in cash was seized, according to the news release.

Both Betancourt and Oropez remained in custody Friday afternoon. They are next expected in court on April 5.

PHOTO CAPTION (From left to right): Mario Betancourt and Misael Oropeza Photo credit: Carpentersville Police Department