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Florida man wanted for child molestation busted with pounds of meth, kilos of cocaine in Lake County

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — A traffic stop in Lake County resulted in the arrest of a Florida man wanted for child molestation and a significant drug seizure, the Lake County Sheriff’s Department announced Thursday.
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Deputies say just before 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, a police officer with the Lake County Sheriff’s Department Highway Interdiction Unit pulled over a Chevrolet Tahoe SUV for following too closely and failing to maintain the lane of travel.

Further investigation revealed that the driver of the Chevrolet Tahoe SUV, later identified as 39-year-old Yohan Ponce Riera, of Ocala, Florida, was wanted in Miami-Dade County for sexual battery of a minor and child molestation.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Department said that officers found 16 kilos of cocaine and 50 pounds of meth in a cooler and suitcase located inside the vehicle.

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The Lake County Sheriff’s Department said federal charges against Riera are pending through the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

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