Delwin L. Hodge

A North Chicago parolee faces drug trafficking charges after officers with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG) discovered he was selling methamphetamine out of a home where a day care operated, authorities said.

Delwin L. Hodge, 27, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and endangering the life and welfare of a child.

Authorities say Hodge sold more than 200 grams of methamphetamine to undercover SIG detectives. Following the undercover operations, detectives obtained a search warrant for Hodge’s residence on the 2100 block of Wright Avenue.

Detectives and sheriff’s SWAT team members conducted the search Thursday. They recovered “packaging materials

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