Two men were arrested and charged in Northlake Saturday after police said they found marijuana, money and a gun in a hidden compartment in a car.
A Northlake police officer said he saw two men in a car on the 100 block of Golfview Drive at 4:40 p.m. Feb. 28. When he walked closer, he allegedly smelled marijuana smoke.
When police searched the car, they allegedly found a concealed compartment under a floorboard that contained a .45 caliber handgun, 23 bags of a substance tentatively identified as marijuana (totaling 180 grams) and a bag with almost $6,000 in cash, according to a press release from Northlake Police.
Jose R. Valdez, 37, of the 1300 block of North 24th Avenue in Melrose Park, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful delivery of marijuana, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and armed habitual criminal.
Jose Hernandez, 27, of the 1700 block of North Harding Avenue in Chicago, was charged with possession of marijuana.