Waukegan man charged with selling fentanyl, meth, heroin, cocaine: Lake County officials

WAUKEGAN, Ill. - A month-long investigation led to 17 felony drug charges against a Waukegan man accused of selling fentanyl, meth and heroin in the northern suburb.

Several law enforcement agencies received tips that 32-year-old Travier L. Bunch was selling drugs in unincorporated Waukegan. Bunch allegedly sold drugs to undercover detectives from the Lake County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Group.

A crime lab analysis determined Bunch was selling a deadly combination of fentanyl, meth and heroin, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

Bunch had an active arrest warrant for domestic battery and was arrested Thursday in the 600 block of Hill Street. He was in possession of fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, hydrocodone and marijuana at the time of his arrest, officials said.

Travier Bunch | Lake County Sheriff's Office

Bunch was charged with 17 counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.

On Tuesday, Bunch was denied pre-trial release. Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart released the following statement:

"Drug traffickers, like this offender, often have access to large amounts of cash. Now, under the SAFE-T Act, when someone sells Fentanyl or other deadly drugs, we can end the revolving door of people using drug money to post bond. Look at the Lake County case of Anthony Brown – a drug dealing case recently highlighted by the Sheriff's office. Brown posted $22,500 in 2020 and then in 2021, he was arrested again on drug charges and posted cash again. In total, Brown posted $75,000, to obtain release. Brown then fled the state and has active warrants for his arrest. Now, when we catch Brown, he wont' be able to post any bail – of any amount."