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Peru man charged after drug raid yields 3 ounces of cocaine · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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Speaker 1: Peru man charged after drug raid yields three ounces of cocaine.
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Written by Tom Collins, This article is being read by
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an automated voice brought to you by Everlet. A Friday
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drug rate in Peru yielded three ounces of purported cocaine,
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plus a Class X drug charge for the occupant. Paul M. Cephus,
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forty nine, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled
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substance cocaine with intent to deliver after drug agents raided
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his residence in the two thousand block of First Street, Peru.
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The Tri County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team said in a
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Monday news release. Cephus was given a notice to appear
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in LaSalle County Circuit Court and would face six to
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thirty years in prison with no possibility of probation if convicted.
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Trident agents assisted by Peru police, executed a search warrant
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Friday and located about eighty six point four grams of
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purported cocaine, along with items associated with the packaging and
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sale of narcotics. Police said