5 in Illinois Busted by FBI for Fentanyl Plot

There are few drugs more sinister than fentanyl and the FBI in Chicago just charged 5 suspects alleging that they were a part of a plot to get more of it onto Illinois streets.

I saw the FBI in Chicago share this status update to their Facebook page alleging that 5 in Illinois were up to no good involving fentanyl.

According to the United States Attorney's Office in the Northern District of Illinois, there are 5 individuals who have been charged in this case.

"Charged with drug conspiracy and distribution are JARED DANIELS, 33, of Chicago, CRISTINE SERRANO, 34, of Chicago, SHERNELL ANDERSON, 35, of Chicago, and LARRY LEMON, 43, of Brookfield, Ill. Daniels, Serrano, and JONATHAN COLLINS, 33, of Chicago, are also charged with federal firearm offenses."

The FBI in Chicago went on to say that the charges against Daniels, Serrano, Anderson, and Lemon carry a maximum penalty of life in prison. The charges against Jonathan Collins can result in up to a 15 year prison term.

This new effort is part of Operation Take Back America which is the focus of the United States Department of Justice which has the goal of a "total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations". The charges resulted in a coordinated campaign involving the Brookfield, Illinois Police Department, U.S. Postal Inspection Service in Chicago, FBI Minneapolis, Minn. Field Office, and the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Satellite Office of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.