Packers SB ring seized

By the Chicago Tribune, six members of a drug trafficking organization with ties to Mexico has resulted in the seizure of heroin, weapons and jewelry -- including a 2010 Green Bay Packers Super Bowl ring.

The Drug Enforcement Administration investigation lasted for several months, using extensive electronic surveillance. Police departments from Chicago, Cook County, South Holland, Waukegan, Will County, and Willow Springs were involved in the probe.

Agents also seized 20 kilograms of heroin, about $1.4 million in cash and 18 weapons.

It was unknown how the drug traffickers wound up with the Super Bowl ring, which was reported stolen from a team executive.

a Packers die-hard fan, Dennis Brucks, recently bought a 2012 Green Bay Super Bowl Ring at a Wisconsin pawn shop that been priced at $9,999 plus tax.

According to the report, all six of the defendants in the drug investigation -- Pedro Salas, 21, of Belvidere, Jesus Fuentes, 37, of Gary, Ind., Sergio Baltazar-Lujano, 27, of Chicago, Gerardo Baltazar-Lujano, 25, of Chicago, Ester Carrera 59, of Gary, Ind., and Anthony Santiago, 38, of Des Plaines -- were arrested two weeks ago and remain in federal custody.