Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit makes arrest on two month investigation

BOONE COUNTY – On Wednesday, March 2, a two month investigation by the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit, resulted in the arrest of a Belvidere Resident on felony drug charges.
Kara A. Turek, 21, of Belvidere, was charged with two counts of Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance (Suboxone) – (Class Three Felony).
On Wednesday, March 2, the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit arrested Turek on two counts of Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance (Suboxone). The investigation resulted in the seizure of controlled substances (Suboxone and Heroin).
Turek remains in the custody of the Boone County Jail on $100,000 bond.
The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are possible. Each Class Three Felony is punishable by two to five years in the Department of Corrections.
The Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit encourages anyone having additional information regarding narcotic trafficking or other criminal activity to call the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit at (815)544-2135 or Crime S toppers at (815) 547-7867.
Members of the public are reminded that these are only charges and are not proof of the defendant’s guilt. Every defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the State’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.