Crime & Safety
Hundreds Of Illegal Prescription Drugs Found After Warrant: Cops
The 51-year-old Lincolnshire man is accused of buying drugs online and having them shipped to his house.
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL — Cops said they found hundreds of pills of illegal prescription drugs in a Lincolnshire home with the help of of the United States Postal Inspection Service. Police tracked down a suspect in an "ongoing drug investigation" and got a search warrant. They searched his home Wednesday and found more than 350 pills of generic Valium that had not been legally prescribed, according to police.
Donald R. Franz, 51, of the 100 block of Surrey Lane, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
His bail was set at $10,000 and he is due to appear in court Feb. 23.
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Lincolnshire Police Cmdr. Cmdr. Kimberly Covelli said police started looking into Franz about a month ago. She said investigators learned he had been having drugs shipped to his house after buying them online and asked postal inspectors to help.
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