Drug Task Force bust takes over 3,000 narcotic pills off streets

Valerie Marasco, Director OEM & Public Information | March 10, 2018

On March 2, 2018, John Edward Heinonen, 60, of Thunder Bay, Ontario, was arrested by the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office with assistance from the United States Border Patrol and charged with 1st degree drug possession. The arrest was made after Heinonen picked up a package in Grand Portage, which contained approximately 3,040 non-prescribed, narcotic pills. The arrest was a... READ MORE >