McHenry Cocaine Drug Arrests Send Outsiders to Prison

From the State’s Attorney:

TWO MEN SENTENCED TO A COMBINED TWENTY YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR POSSESSING OVER $400,000 WORTH OF COCAINE

The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office announces that Cristian Chavez-Salgado, 27, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to twelve years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The sentence was handed down on April 9, 2025, by the Honorable Judge Christopher Harmon after Chavez-Salgado entered a negotiated plea of guilty to unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a class 1 felony.

Enrique Navar-Favela, 27, of Stone Park, Illinois, was sentenced to eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on April 11, 2025, by the Honorable Judge Harmon, after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a class 1 felony.

On July 2, 2024, members of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department’s Narcotics Task Force learned of a drug transaction scheduled to occur in McHenry, Illinois. Chavez-Salgado and Navar-Favela arrived at the McHenry Super 8 that afternoon. Chavez-Salgado was the driver of their vehicle.

The men exited the vehicle and walked toward the motel.

Chavez-Salgado was carrying a duffel bag containing 17 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated street value of over $400,000.

Both men were intercepted in the parking lot by law enforcement.  

McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese wishes to congratulate the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department’s Narcotics Task Force on this successful operation and for their continued tireless efforts to keep dangerous drugs off our streets and ensure that those who wish to profit off the illicit drug trade are held accountable. This case was successfully prosecuted by Criminal Division Deputy Chief Brian Miller.