Crime & Safety
Park Forest, IL Drug Bust: Police Seize $85K, Cocaine and 8 Guns
Park Forest, IL – A months long drug investigation in the south suburban Chicago area led…
By Elliot Vaughn · 2026-09-10T12:22:59.197Z
Park Forest, IL – A months long drug investigation in the south suburban Chicago area led police to seize more than $85,000, suspected cocaine and eight firearms from a residence, authorities announced Thursday.
According to the Park Forest Police Department, its Investigations Division and the South Suburban Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant at approximately 5:30 a.m. Aug. 11 at a residence on Hawthorne Avenue in unincorporated Park Forest.
Police said the warrant followed a months long investigation into suspected drug manufacturing and distribution.
During the search, detectives reported recovering approximately 45 grams of suspected cocaine, multiple digital scales, packaging materials and more than $85,000 in U.S. currency.
Investigators also seized eight firearms, including two rifles and a handgun that authorities said had been reported stolen.
Several people were initially taken into custody during the search, according to police. Following the investigation, authorities charged a 46 year old Park Forest man with manufacturing or delivery of a controlled substance, a Class X felony.
The man was also charged with eight counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of cocaine. Police did not identify the defendant in the information released Thursday.
Park Forest police said the investigation was part of the department& 39;s continuing effort to disrupt suspected illegal drug manufacturing and distribution in the community.
Authorities did not immediately provide information about the defendant& 39;s next court appearance or whether additional charges could follow.
The charges are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.