2012 NAPERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT ... - City of Naperville

Investigations Division HighlightsThe following information represent a brief synopsis of cases from 2012. Many are the result of preliminaryinvestigation by Patrol officers and the subsequent follow-up by department detectives.Money Laundering and Possession/Manufacturewith Intent to Distribute MarijuanaIn late 2011, members of the Naperville Police Department successfully conducted an undercoveroperation leading to the seizure of approximately 580 grams of cannabis, $2,400 USC,and a sport utility vehicle. A follow-up interview of the suspect resulted in valuable informationregarding a drug-trafficking organization (DTO) currently operating in four states. As aresult, multiple search warrants were conducted in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin and Barrington,Illinois with the assistance of local and federal agencies. The arrest of two additionalsuspects and recovery of detailed financial documents led detectives to several false storefrontsand residential properties in California. These locations were being utilized to launderdrug proceeds and distribute product for the large-scale marijuana grow operation.In early 2012, members of the Naperville Police Department, Drug Enforcement Administration,Kenosha, WI Drug Operations Group, Milwaukee, WI High Intensity Drug TraffickingArea, Barrington PD, Des Plaines PD, Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group, andKauai County, Hawaii PD conducted a simultaneous, four-state takedown (Operation Catatonic)in Illinois, Wisconsin, California, and Hawaii leading to the federal arrests of 10 highrankingmembers of the drug-trafficking organization for Money Laundering and Possessionand Manufacture with Intent to Distribute Marijuana.In August of 2012, the Wisconsin Narcotics Officers Association awarded the Naperville PoliceDepartment with a second-place finish for the 2012 Investigation of the Year. Estimated seizuretotals for the Naperville-initiated drug investigation include approximately 72,146 gramsof cannabis, $622,308.50 USC, 24 guns, six vehicles, and nine residential properties worth anestimated total of $1,596,367 USC.29