A 33-year-old Buffalo Grove man is facing multiple narcotics charges following a joint investigation by a task force of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group and Homeland Security Investigations.
Zans Batjuks, 33, of the 400 block of Castlewood Lane, was charged with two counts each of Manufacturing Ecstasy (Class X Felonies) and Unlawful Possession of Ecstasy (Class 1 Felonies), according to a news release. Batjukas was also charged with Manufacturing/Delivery of Cannabis (Class X Felony) and Unlawful Possession of Cannabis (Class 1 Felony).
Officials said SIG received information that Batjuks 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.
The release said on Wednesday, Sept. 11, the special task force executed a search warrant for Batjuks’ home. During the search, detectives allegedly found and seized over 315 grams of MDMA, 15 ecstasy pills, cocaine, and over 5,200 grams of cannabis.
“Our Special Investigations Group has once again collaborated with our local and federal partners to identify a person selling dangerous drugs in our community,” Sheriff John D. Idleburg said in the release. “ I am proud of their continued work and their continued success removing deadly drugs from our community.”
Buffalo Grove Police Department also assisted during the search warrant, the release said
