By Thogru, via Wikimedia Commons

A restaurant owner in Silvis, IL was arrested yesterday after police discovered that his barbecue joint was a front for an illegal drug operation. According to Grubstreet, police were led straight to the base of the drug ring after seizing heroin and a gun that still smelled strongly of smoked meat.

The narcotics and firearm were handed over to the police by another man, Darrius Martin, said to be the owner's cousin. Recently released from prison, according to reporting by local news outlet QCOnline.com, Martin was being monitored by police for other reasons, and inadvertently passed the barbecue-scented paraphernalia to an undercover agent. Terrell Howard, the owner of the Smokehouse Barbecue restaurant that was at the center of the operation, has been arrested on felony drug charges, including the dealing and manufacturing of both cocaine and marijuana.

Find more great food content on Delish:





Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage

Find out the latest food news

Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes

Sign up for our free newsletters

Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter



Lauren Haslett Hometown: Novi, Michigan 7-second life story: I'm a Midwestern transplant who discovered my passion for food later on in life, but am now completely, madly obsessed with pork, chocolate, booze, and basically everything delicious that you're not supposed to love.

This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io