2 charged in IL after CBP intercepts 3,500 German MDMA pills

http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2016/08/02/2-charged-in-dekalb-after-cops-seize-3-500-mdma-pills/al1kfdu/

DeKALB, Illinois - A DeKalb woman and a Chicago man face felony charges after federal agents seized about 3,500 suspected MDMA tablets destined for DeKalb.

Keyon S. Bell, 22, of the 2600 block of North First Street, DeKalb, was charged with controlled substance trafficking, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and possession of a controlled substance.

If convicted of the most serious charge, controlled substance trafficking, she could be sentenced to up to 60 years in prison. Given the amount of MDMA involved, the minimum sentence could be 30 years, DeKalb County Judge Robbin Stuckert said Tuesday.

The Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection discovered four packages containing the pills at JFK Airport in New York. The packages, which were shipped from Germany, were to be delivered to Bell's apartment in DeKalb, according to police reports and court records.

On Monday, a task force including officers from Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Postal Inspections, DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, Northern Illinois University Police Department, Sycamore Police Department and the DeKalb Police Department conducted a controlled delivery of one of the packagesm, which contained 1,000 tablets, according to court records.

Bell accepted the package and took it into her apartment. Police got a search warrant for Bell's apartment and found that Bell had opened the package.

Cory J. May, 34, of 4700 block of West Monroe Street, Chicago, was charged with controlled substance trafficking, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, and possession of a controlled substance. Police arrested May on Monday when he came to Bell's apartment to pick up the package. They also arrested Bell.

Bell told police that she made an agreement with May to allow him to send the drugs to her apartment in exchange for money, according to court records. Police also overheard conversations between Bell and May during which Bell said he was going to Bell's apartment to pick up the package. When police approached him, he broke the phone he used to communicate with Bell. Bell also told police that May had sent the packages, according to court records.

MDMA also is commonly known as ecstasy.

DeKalb Police Cmdr. Bob Redel said he believed the drugs would have been sold in the Chicago area had they not be seized. The street value of the pills was estimated at $70,000, or about $20 a bill, Redel said.

Assistant State's Attorney Timothy Mandel asked that May's bond be set at $1 million. He cited the seriousness of offense and May's criminal record. Robert P. Carlson, an attorney with the DeKalb County Public Defender's Office, asked for a "reasonable bond" because the charge was for a nonviolent offense.

Stuckert set May's bond at $300,000. He remained at the DeKalb County Jail as of Tuesday afternoon.

Mandel asked that Bell's bond be set at $500,000 given the seriousness of the charges. Carlson again asked for a "reasonable bond" noting that Bell had only one previous misdemeanor conviction and that she was "appropriate" for pretrial release.

Stuckert set Bell's bond at $75,000. She remained at the DeKalb County Jail as of Tuesday afternoon.

The investigation into the drugs is ongoing, Redel said.


Comments


[6 Points] Hi_Im_New_Here___:

Wait, whut? He mailed the package to her apartment just so he could go to her apartment and retrieve his package??

I hope this is just bad journalism. Because she sure as fuck snitched on him and the fact pattern here implies that she did not even need to be involved to begin with. At a minimum, the part about "Bell said he was going to Bell's apartment" is fucking retarded.


[3 Points] SlappySpanBank:

Minimum is 30 years for 3,500 pills?!?!


[4 Points] jack19056:

You should always keep the package unopened for two weeks, I know its tempting but in case you get caught by the popo. You can always say you didn't expect a package and you were to busy with homework / work and forgot about it, after all we are good holy workers for this cunt feminazi society!


[2 Points] None:

Germany, huh? Sounds like CP. I wonder what the press was as that would help narrow down the vendor. Some many of his packs have been seized lately.

Stay safe out there guys.


[2 Points] ag0risthooawayyfoe:

Yea not gonna order from CP I'll stick to flippin bars


[1 Points] None:

Im out dis bitch.


[1 Points] Bossmanrizzle12:

Looks like they don't have much on the guy


[1 Points] globking:

Could have just ordered MDMA and chances are they would still be walking free. That many pills are difficult to stealth


[1 Points] Darknettoker:

People are too greedy.


[1 Points] DexOyama:

Would this mean that the vendors packs are getting profiled ? Or was it just fluke chance ?


[1 Points] BlankBlapperson:

What kind of shit is this! Just lawyer up and claim it wasnt known it was coming or its contents.