Cocaine Sale To 'Confidential Informant' Leads To Arrest: Police

CHICAGO RIDGE, IL — A Chicago Ridge woman was arrested after prosecutors said she sold cocaine to a confidential informant. Celia Rios, 26, appeared before Cook County Judge Terry Gallagher on a charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.

According to the charge, Chicago Ridge police worked with a confidential informant to set up a drug buy with Rios. The informant agreed to meet Rios at 111th Street and Natchez Avenue in Worth to buy cocaine, prosecutors said.

Around 6:41 p.m. Feb. 23, Rios arrived at the meeting spot. Prosecutors said that officers watched Rios exchange 1.5 grams of cocaine for $200. A few blocks away, police pulled over the car Rios was riding in. According to prosecutors, Rios, who was the front seat passenger, told officers it was "all her thing" and that the driver wasn't involved.

Prosecutors said Rios has a pending misdemeanor charge for resisting arrest. According to court records, Rios was accused of jumping out of a moving car in Lynwood on Jan. 6 to avoid being arrested.

Bail was set at $25,000. Rios is due back in court March 25 in Bridgeview.