Crackdown! Quincy Drug Ring Dismantled, Two Arrested With Drugs and Weapons

Quincy – The West Central Illinois Task Force conducted an investigation that lasted for several months, and on Monday, two individuals were taken into custody on allegations of possessing drugs and weapons.

An investigation into the selling of heroin in Quincy was initiated at the beginning of 2024 by the West Central Illinois Task Force, the Illinois State Police, the Adams County Sheriff’s Department, and the Quincy Police Department simultaneously. The 42-year-old Quincy resident Latwaon McCray was selected by the officers as a potential target.

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An investigation into a traffic stop was carried out by officers from the Special Investigations Unit of the Quincy Police Department on Monday, May 13, in the 700 block of South 36th Street. The stop was coordinated by agents from the West Central Illinois Task Force. Officers arrived at the scene of the traffic stop and spoke with the people who were inside the vehicle. They were identified as McCray and Conswella Stanciel, both 37 years old, from Chicago.

During the traffic stop, the officers searched the vehicle and discovered a weapon, a significant quantity of United States money, and more than one hundred grams of heroin and cannabis. The overall street worth of the heroin is estimated to be somewhere between $10,000 and $15,000, according to calculations. Stencil and McCray were taken into custody and placed in the custody of the Adams County Jail.

Felon in possession of a handgun, armed violence, and possession of a controlled drug (heroin) with the intent to supply between 100 and 400 grams were the charges that were brought against McCray. A controlled substance is heroin.

Stencil was taken into custody for the following offenses: armed violence, possession of a firearm without a valid form of identification, and possession of a controlled substance (heroin) with the intent to deliver between 100 and 400 grams.