Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Trafficking Firearms, Drugs In Joliet

BOLINGBROOK, IL — A Prospect Heights man has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for trafficking firearms and drugs, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois.

In fall 2024, Efrain Jacobo, 44, sold methamphetamine, cocaine, and seven firearms in a series of transactions in Joliet, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a news release. Unbeknownst to Jacobo, the buyers were undercover law enforcement officers.

In December 2024, Jacobo shared tracking information with the undercover officers for a truck containing meth that was traveling to Illinois from Texas, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. At Jacobo’s direction, the truck arrived at a shipping facility in Bolingbrook.

Law enforcement searched inside the truck and discovered more than 150,000 grams of meth. A subsequent search of a storage facility leased by Jacobo in Wheeling turned up more than 1,800 grams of fentanyl, according to a news release.

Jacobo pleaded guilty earlier this year to federal firearm and drug charges. On June 11, U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly sentenced Jacobo to 16 years in federal prison.

“Defendant plainly was a powerful and high-level drug dealer,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie C. Stern argued in the government’s sentencing memorandum. “Drug sellers of any illegal narcotics have a negative impact on society. They help fuel a drug trade that can devastate lives, families, and communities.”