Crime & Safety

Three North Shore Men Arrested in Heroin Ring Bust

A former Wilmette resident, and men from Glencoe and Evanston were charged after a three-month investigation.

Three North Shore men and a 17-year-old from Chicago have been arrested after a three-month investigation into a heroin ring in the north suburbs, according to TribLocal.

Nikkolas Casillo, 28, formerly of Wilmette and now living in Chicago, is accused of supplying the drugs to lower-level dealers in Chicago and the North Shore, the article says. He is charged with a number of felonies related to selling heroin.

James Findlay, 23, of Glencoe, and an Evanston man were also charged. Findlay faces felony charges for heroin sale and the second man, who was driving the car that Findlay was in when arrested, was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance.

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