- Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team’s (TRiDENT) mission is to Target, disrupt and dismantle drug trafficking/sales and money laundering, reduce the drug supply within our communities, seize assets, and bring criminals to justice. Tri-DENT uses covert and overt approaches in dealing with specific issues each community faces. Overtly, Tri-DENT personnel conduct proactive and reactive drug investigations which require a rapid, visible response from law enforcement which is specifically designed to target the most visible offenders who are a nuisance and undermine the safety of our communities. In 2021 alone, more than $4.5 Million worth of narcotics were seized, and over 100 individuals were arrested. For emergencies, please call 911. Anonymous complaints are accepted and can also be reported to:
- - Illinois Valley Crime Stoppers at 800-340-4045 (La Salle County) - Crime Stoppers at 800-939-6929 (Bureau & Putnam County)
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La Salle Man Jailed On Cocaine Charges
Twenty-seven-year-old Jeremy Gossett was booked into the La Salle County Jail Tuesday night on warrants for manufacturing with the intent to deliver cocaine. He allegedly sold cocaine to informants with Tri-DENT twice this past February.
Gossett needs $100,000 to bond out. His charges are a Class X felony which can bring up to 30 years in prison..Bureau County man charged with selling cocaine in LaSalle-Peru area
A Bureau County man was arrested on a warrant for allegedly selling cocaine in the LaSalle-Peru area. 28-year old Jesus J. Lopez of Kasbeer was arrested and charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance Tuesday.
Lopez allegedly sold about fifteen grams to a member of the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Agency.Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team announce arrest on Putnam County Warrant
On Friday, April 15, 2022, Jennifer L. Luttrell, 20, of Putnam, IL turned herself into the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, for a Putnam County arrest warrant, for Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance and Residential Burglary, both Class 1 Felonies. With the help.Ottawa man accused of delivering LSD to narcotics agents
An man was arrested in the 4000 block of Veterans Drive in Ottawa Monday morning on a warrant from the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team. Police say 25-year old Peter G. Tomaras of Ottawa allegedly delivered LSD to Trident agents. Tomaras was taken to the LaSalle County Jail with a bond of $750,000. The Ottawa police department helped assist in the arrest.Ottawa woman charged after TRI-dent investigation
The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team on Wednesday, along with the Streator Police Department, conducted a buy bust operation near the 1400 block of N. Wasson St. TRI-Dent agents reportedly purchased one gram of purported methamphetamine from 28-year-old Briana N. Woodard of Ottawa. She was arrested by Streator Police and charged with one count of Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine, a Class 2 Felony. Woodard was later transported to the LaSalle County Jail.Three Facing Drug Charges in LaSalle County
Three people were arrested Thursday after an investigation into cocaine sales in LaSalle and Livingston counties.