Crime & Safety
Sting Nabs Man Accused of Selling Ecstasy and Cocaine
A Chicago man faces multiple felonies after a multi-jurisdiction investigation centered in New Lenox.
NEW LENOX, IL - A drug trafficking sting conducted by the New Lenox Police Department and Department of Homeland Security resulted in the arrest of a Chicago man accused of selling ecstasy and cocaine.
Matthew K. Lewis, 29 was arrested in the parking lot of a Joliet restaurant on Friday, Feb. 3, according to New Lenox police. An "intensive" investigation includes claims Louis Jr. sold about 1,000 ecstacy pills and about three ounces of cocaine.
Louis Jr. was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 Felony) and two counts of delivery of a controlled substance (Class X Felony).
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