Police Find 100+ Grams of Mushrooms, Weed in New Lenox Home

A New Lenox man faces drug delivery charges after police found more than 100 grams of marijuana and mushrooms in his home Feb. 8.

Derek M. Klimczak, 18, of the 700 block of Northern Lights Way in New Lenox, was booked into county jail Wednesday night on charges of intent to deliver marijuana and a controlled substance.

executed a search warrant at Klimczak's home after an investigation led them to him.

Police found 143 grams of psilocybin mushrooms and 136 of marijuana during the search. They also discovered an unspecified amount of cash, Sgt. Hilary Davis said.

Klimczak is charged with the manufacture/delivery of marijuana, a class 3 felony, and a controlled substance, a class 1 felony.

Davis said the delivery charges often result from the way the drugs are packaged, but she said the police report didn't specify that detail.

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