Bloomington Bust Nets Drugs, Weapons, Money

By WEEK Producer

July 15, 2010 Updated Mar 14, 2009 at 6:03 PM CST

Bloomington Police Dpartment's Vice Unit made its biggest drug bust in the last five years according to the police chief, and they didn't just find drugs

Around eight Thursday night, the department's Vice and Swat units raided the home of Jerry Stahl on East Olive Street in Bloomington...
Inside officers say they found more than $21,000 in cash, five handguns, a rifle, and more than 20 pounds of marijuana.
Chief Randy McKinley says the department got these items off the street not a moment too soon.

"This cash came from earlier transactions. So this hadn't been cut up and sold yet, which would have developed this into even more. Sad thing is all of this would have been cut up and on the street for use. So it was a very good drug bust, and we're absolutely thrilled with our vice unit," said McKinley.

Police estimate the confiscated marijuana is worth about $60,000 dollars.
Officers say they arrested Stahl without incident.

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