Carmi, IL – On August 3, 2020, Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) – Zone 8 Agents were called to the Ataraxia Cultivation Plant, off Illinois Route 130 on the south end of Albion, IL to investigate a break-in and theft. 

The theft occurred in the early morning hours of August 2nd in which cannabis plants were taken after the suspect entered through an exterior door. 

This case is open and on-going with a cooperative investigation being conducted by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Southern Illinois Drug Taskforce, ISP Crime Scene Services, and ISP DCI Zone 8.  No additional information is being released at this time.  Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact ISP DCI Zone 8 at (618) 382-4606 extension 235.

All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.