The Christian County Sheriff’s Office is recognizing one of their own. Sheriff Bruce Kettelkamp and the Christian County Sheriff’s Office are recognizing Master Sergeant Alan Bailey who is assigned to the Central Illinois Enforcement Group.  Bailey was presented a commendation at the annual Illinois Metropolitan Enforcement Group Directors & Task Force Commanders Association Awards Banquet held in Peoria.  

In the commendation write-up, it was noted that Bailey’s hard work resulted in multiple narcotic purchases and seizures of meth totaling 18 pounds, 6.5 kilos of cocaine, 776 grams of crack cocaine, 562 grams of fentanyl, 62 grams of heroin, and the seizure of 4 firearms and $160,000 in assets. In all, 18 suspects were arrested on Federal charges and 4 suspects were arrested on state charges. 

The total value of narcotics purchased and seized is estimated at $1.4 million. Sheriff Kettelkamp credited the cooperation of federal, state, county, and city law enforcement agencies with the hard work done by all investigators who have as he said “put a big hurt on the major drug dealers, in Central Illinois.” 

Central Illinois Enforcement Group (CIEG) is a task force of law enforcement officers from ISP, Christian, Logan, Morgan, and Sangamon County Sheriff’s Offices, and the Jacksonville, Lincoln, Pana, and Springfield Police Departments.  The task force works investigations from small level drug buys in rural communities, up to major drug conspiracy cases throughout seven counties in central Illinois, along with investigations such as homicide, home invasions, robberies, burglaries, and other crimes against persons. 

Regional Radio Salutes you, Master Sergeant Alan Bailey!