18 dogs, bows and guns recovered in south suburban drug bust

Eighteen dogs and a slate of various items – several guns, bows and arrows and multiple knives – were seized by Cook County sheriff’s police during a drug investigation earlier this week, authorities said.

On Wednesday, the department’s Organized Crime Investigators executed a search warrant in the 1400 block of Deer Creek Lane in Ford Heights following a drug sales investigation, officials said in a Facebook post. Investigators recovered the following at the scene:

• 18 dogs including puppies
• 6 firearms including a ghost gun
• Two bows
• Multiple arrows
• A cross bow
• Three knives and a machete
• 32.5 grams of crack cocaine
• Three lorazepam pills

Two men, Jason and Jermaine Thomas were both taken into custody. Authorities said neither had a Firearm Owners Identification Card or a concealed carry license.

Jason Thomas was charged with Jason Thomas with manufacturing/delivery of cocaine, possession of cocaine and felon in possession of a weapon, sheriff’s police said. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Jermaine Thomas with four counts of aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon.

Both were ordered to remain in custody at the Cook County Jail after their initial court appearance on Friday. The dogs were handed over to Cook County Animal Control.