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Crime & Safety

Police Bust Local Crack Cocaine Ring

Authorities say they caught Rafael Russell selling crack cocaine to an undercover detective.

Angela Morrey, Neighbor
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The Lake County Sheriff's Department arrested 24-year-old Rafael Russell of Round Lake Park, capping off a two week investigation.

Sheriff Mark Curran said Russell was part of a crack distribution ring that ran from Round Lake Beach to Waukegan. He was arrested when he conducted a hand-to-hand sale of $280 worth of crack cocaine to an undercover detective with the Special Investigations Unit.

Russell is charged with two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance and two counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance.

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He is awaiting a bond hearing at the Lake County Courthouse.

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