
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG), a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funded task force, concluded an investigation that resulted in the arrest of a Zion man for drug trafficking.
SIG began the investigation after developing information that Anthony M. Love, 43, of the 2300 block of Elim Avenue, Zion, was selling narcotics. SIG detectives initiated an undercover operation and, as a result of that operation, obtained a search warrant for Love’s home.
On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, members of SIG conducted the search warrant at Love’s home. During the search warrant, detectives located and seized:
An AK-47 DRACO Pistol
Over 420 grams of heroin
Over 110 grams of cocaine
70 grams of methamphetamine
Over 40 grams of oxycodone
Psilocybin mushrooms
After reviewing the facts and circumstances of the case, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office approved the following charges:
Four counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (class X felonies)
Unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon (class 2 felony). One of the counts included Manufacture/Delivery of more than 15 grams of fentanyl.
The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office filed a petition to detain Love while awaiting trial. Love was due in First Appearance Court Wednesday morning, January 15, 2025, and pre-trial detention was granted. Anthony Love was detained in the Main Jail.
“Once again, our Special Investigations Group—comprised of sheriff’s detectives, federal agents, and local law enforcement—has successfully arrested a dangerous individual selling drugs in our community. I am proud of SIG for their hard work and dedication, which resulted in removing dangerous drugs and a firearm from our streets. The efforts of SIG, along with all staff at the sheriff’s office, continue to make a positive impact on the safety and well-being of our community.”
— Lake County Sheriff John D. Idleburg
All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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