Kankakee, IL – A Texas man was arrested after Illinois State Police allegedly located 15 kilos of suspected cocaine during a traffic stop on Interstate 57 early Saturday morning.
According to Illinois State Police Investigations, the stop occurred at approximately 3:24 a.m. near milepost 302 in Chebanse, Kankakee County. Troopers conducted a motor carrier safety inspection on a truck tractor traveling northbound when they allegedly discovered 15 bundles, weighing around 40 pounds, of suspected cocaine.
The driver, identified as 63-year-old Dwayne B. Cook of Spring, Texas, was arrested and charged with Controlled Substance Trafficking and Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, both classified as Class X felonies. Authorities said he is being held at the Jerome Cobs Detention Center while awaiting his first court appearance.
Illinois State Police reported that the arrest was made with assistance from the Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group. No further details on the investigation were immediately available.
Law enforcement officials emphasized that the charges are allegations, and Cook is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
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