On September 4, 2026, just after 11:30 a.m., a Trooper with ISP’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Bureau conducted a traffic stop on a truck tractor semi-trail (TTST) on eastbound I-80, just outside of LaSalle, IL. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed multiple pallets of suspected cannabis and cannabis products, weighing approximately 5,858.4 pounds. The driver and co-driver of the TTST , Bazrouk and Samham, were taken into custody without incident.
ISP presented the case to the LaSalle County State’s Attorney’s Office, who charged Bazrouk and Samham with Cannabis Trafficking. Bazrouk and Samham are being held at the LaSalle County Jail pending their first court appearance. There is no further information.
ISP Cannabis seizure on 09/04/2026
The charges are not evidence against the defendants, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
