A traffic stop on Interstate 39 in the Oglesby area Monday led to a big drug bust. The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team says police found eight kilograms or 17 pounds of cocaine and 7,000 fentanyl pills. The cocaine had a street value of $256,000. The fentanyl was worth $35,000. Thirty year old Jovanny Castaneda of Durango, Mexico is jailed while facing drug trafficking charges. Judge H. Chris Ryan set bond at $2 million Tuesday.
Man charged with hauling 17 pounds of cocaine and 7,000 fentanyl pills
Jovanny Castaneda, LaSalle County jail photo