Crime & Safety

Cocaine Found In Woman's Buttocks: Cops

Police were investigating a suspicious vehicle when woman pulled cocaine out of buttocks, prosecutor said.

OAK LAWN, IL -- A Grayslake woman was arrested after she reached into her buttocks and pulled out 12.6 grams of cocaine during a traffic stop, prosecutors said. Emily Davalle, 26, appeared before Cook County Judge Peter Felice on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance, manufacture and delivery, and other narcotics. She was also charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly giving a fake name to police.

Oak Lawn police were responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle on March 29. Officers discovered that the registered owner, later identified as Davalle, was wanted on an active warrant, the prosecutor said. When approached by police, Davalle allegedly reached into her buttocks and pulled out the cocaine. Police also found hydrocodone, more cocaine and Clonazepam, according to the charges.

The prosecutor said Davalle admitted to selling the cocaine and pills. Bail was set at $30,000. Davalle is due back in court April 18.

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Emily Davalle, 26 | Cook County Sheriff

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