Mundelein man arrested after police find guns, cocaine and nearly 8K fentanyl-laced pills

Sunday, June 4, 2023
MUNDELEIN, Ill. (WLS) -- A north suburban man is behind bars after a massive drug and firearm bust.

Lake County Sheriff's Office said Oscar Pena, of Mundelein, was arrested on Friday after an investigation that found he was selling firearms and illegal narcotics.
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Detectives recovered a total of four firearms, 15 grams of cocaine and nearly 8,000 fentanyl-laced pills.

"This drug trafficker had the ability to end countless lives with the fentanyl-laced pills he was trying to distribute throughout the region," said Sheriff John D. Idleburg.
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Pena is facing several felony charges. He's being held in the Lake County Jail on $1.5 million bail.
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