The Cicero Police Department stated on Wednesday that five people are in custody, including two parolees, after compliance checks resulted in the recovery of drugs, cash, and weapons, including a ghost gun.
According to police, the Illinois Department of Corrections’ parole compliance operation on Friday, which was supported by the Cicero Police Special Operations Division, targeted parolees registered to live in three properties.
During the investigation, investigators discovered $10,000 in cash, an AR-15 assault rifle, a shotgun, four semi-automatic handguns, oxycodone, cocaine, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and cannabis. Ghost guns are unserialized, privately manufactured firearms that are frequently marketed as parts to be assembled at home, allowing buyers to avoid background checks. They cannot be traced using traditional methods and can be made on a 3-D printer, leaving no record of ownership.
Salvador Camacho, 25, who was released from prison last year after being convicted of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, manufacturing and delivering cocaine, and possession of a controlled substance following a search of his home in the 1500 block of South 51st Court.
In a subsequent check that morning, in the 1800 block of South 56th Court, Jessika Torres, 23, admitted to having a semi-automatic weapon in the home. She was charged with felony possession of the handgun.
The final check took place in the 5800 block of West 26th Street, where Victor Ramirez, 24, who was released from prison earlier this year after being sentenced to three years in prison for reckless discharge of a firearm and fleeing police in a stolen vehicle, was found to have multiple guns, cash, and drugs in his apartment. He was accused with armed violence and illegal use of a firearm.
Police stated the smell of cannabis coming from the basement of the property led to the arrest of siblings Demoyne Blakemore, 26, and Deonta Blakemore, 21, who were discovered with bundles of cocaine and cannabis heaped against the walls. Each was charged with manufacturing and delivering cocaine, possessing cocaine, manufacturing and distributing cannabis, and possessing marijuana.
Torres and the Blakemores are being jailed without bond at the Cook County Jail. Camacho and Ramirez are also in Cook County Jail and awaiting transfer to IDOC custody.
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