THC oil, wax estimated at $2 million confiscated during 3 Will County traffic stops

Nearly 50,000 grams of THC oil were found inside 31 mason jars during one of the three traffic stops, the sheriff’s office said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Some of the THC oil that was confiscated during a traffic stop in Will County. — Some of the THC oil that was confiscated during a Dec. 21, 2019, traffic stop in Will County.

Police confiscated over $2 million worth of THC oil and wax over the course of two days in southwest suburban Will County, according to sheriff’s office estimates.

Sheriff’s deputies stopped Aubrey Honeycutt, a 32-year-old Michigan woman, on Dec. 20 after they saw her speeding and changing lanes without a signal, the Will County sheriff’s office said. After searching her vehicle with a K9, they allegedly found nine vacuum-sealed bags containing over 20,000 grams of THC wax and one vacuum-sealed bag with 10 cannabis joints, along with three THC cartridges, two vape pens and 2 grams of cannabis.

As they were searching Honeycutt’s vehicle, a deputy saw another vehicle that had been driving erratically in the area, before Honeycutt’s stop, the sheriff’s office said. The vehicle was stopped on Interstate 80 near Chicago Street, where it was determined the driver, Taleesun Luckett-Baker of Oregon, was involved with Honeycutt and the drug delivery.

Luckett-Baker, 24, and Honeycutt were both charged with delivery of over 10 grams of cannabis and possession of over 100 grams of cannabis, as well as several traffic violations, the sheriff’s office said. Both were ordered held on $100,000 bond, and both posted the requisite $10,000 to get out.

The day after Luckett-Baker and Honeycutt’s arrests, another vehicle was seen speeding near Houbolt Road in Joliet with an obstructed registration plate, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies searched the vehicle and found nearly 50,000 grams of THC oil inside 31 mason jars, along with 47 grams of cannabis and a vape pen.

The driver, 21-year-old Ali Alkhreisha of California, was charged with delivery of over 30 grams of cannabis, possession of over 5,000 grams of cannabis and driving with a suspended license, the sheriff’s office said.