The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG), a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funded task force, concluded a joint investigation with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), that led to the arrest of a Buffalo Grove man who was selling MDMA (ecstasy) and other drugs.
SIG received information that Zans Batjuks, 33, of the 400 block of Castlewood Lane, Buffalo Grove, was acquiring large amounts of MDMA for distribution. SIG detectives initiated an undercover operation, and as a result of that operation, obtained a search warrant for Batjuks’ home.
On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, members of SIG and HSI conducted the search warrant at Batjuks’ home. During the search warrant, detectives located and seized over 315 grams of MDMA, 15 ecstasy pills, cocaine, and over 5,200 grams of cannabis.
After reviewing the facts and circumstances of the case, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office approved the following charges:
Two Counts of Manufacturing Ecstasy (Class X Felonies)
Two Counts of Unlawful Possession of Ecstasy (Class 1 Felonies)
Manufacturing/Delivery of Cannabis (Class X Felony)
Unlawful Possession of Cannabis (Class 1 Felony)
Batjuks remains held in the Lake County Jail pending an initial court hearing this morning.
Sheriff John D. Idleburg said, “Our Special Investigations Group has once again collaborated with our local and federal partners to identify a person selling dangerous drugs in our community. I am proud of their continued work and their continued success removing deadly drugs from our community.”
The current members of SIG are:
Highland Park Police Department
Lake County Sheriff’s Office
Park City Police Department
Round Lake Beach Police Department
Round Lake Park Police Department
Round Lake Police Department
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
Wauconda Police Department
Waukegan Police Department
Winthrop Harbor Police Department
Zion Police Department
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office thanks the Buffalo Grove Police Department for their assistance during the search warrant.
All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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