Crime & Safety
Tinley Park Man Pleads Not Guilty in La Salle Co.; $1M Bond Reduced
Abdel J. Rahman, who owns a Peru tobacco shop, was arraigned Thursday in La Salle County in connection with a grand jury indictment on drug charges stemming from the illegal sale of synthetic pot, according to reports.
A Tinley Park man indicted on drug charges stemming to selling synthetic pot in La Salle County pleaded not guilty and had his $1 million bond reduced Thursday, according to the News Tribune.
Abdel J. Rahman, 45, of the 17400 block of Tamar Lane, was arraigned on charges of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a controlled substance connected to the Sept. 10 raid of a tobacco shop he owns in Peru, the report stated.
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His trial date is Dec. 2, and he could face up to 7 years in prison if convicted, the report added.
Rahman is accused of delivering an unspecified amount of synthetic marijuana known as XLR-11 or “Extreme Kush” to an undercover officer Sept. 3, the report stated. Police confiscated more of the synthetic drug during a raid of Rahman's shop, the report added.
READ: La Salle County Grand Jury Indicts Tinley Park Man
The judge also reduced Rahman's $1 million bond by 25 percent, to $750,000. The tobacco shop owner's next court date is Nov. 21.
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