The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG), a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funded task force, concluded an investigation that led to the arrest of a Mundelein man who was selling fentanyl and other drugs.
SIG received information that Alejandro I. Dominguez, 42, of the 200 block of Archer Avenue, Mundelein, was selling cocaine and pills laced with fentanyl. SIG detectives initiated an undercover operation that spanned several months. During the investigation, undercover detectives recovered over 1,3000 pills laced with fentanyl and over 30 grams of cocaine.
On Thursday, July 18, 2024, following the investigation, SIG detectives took Dominguez into custody without incident. After reviewing the facts and circumstances of the case, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office approved the following charges:
4 Counts of Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver (Class X Felonies)
5 Counts of Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver (Class 1 Felonies)
Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver (Class 2 Felonies)
10 Counts of Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance (Class 4 Felonies)
The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office filed a petition to detain Dominguez in custody while awaiting trial.
Today, at First Appearance Court, a Judge ordered Dominguez held for a detention hearing on July 23, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. in courtroom T121.
Sheriff John D. Idleburg said, “We have witnessed the terrible effects that fentanyl has in our community. As your Sheriff, I will continue to make it a priority to arrest those who traffic deadly drugs into our community. I am proud that we successfully removed another drug dealer off our streets by working together with our federal and local
partners.”
SIG acknowledges the partnership with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigations(FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Highland Park PD, Park City PD, Round Lake Beach PD, Round Lake Park PD, Round Lake PD, Wauconda PD, Waukegan PD, Winthrop Harbor PD, and Zion PD.
All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.