Suburban man charged with drug trafficking, illegal firearms in storage unit bust: officials

ADDISON, Ill. - A suburban man is facing numerous charges after authorities discovered drugs and illegally possessed firearms in a DuPage County storage facility, officials said.

Henry Brown, 54, of Addison, was arraigned Friday and is believed to have trafficked the drugs into Illinois from out of state.

Slew of charges

Brown faces the following charges:

Unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, a Class X felony punishable by up to 60 years in prison
Unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to deliver, a Class X felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison
One count of cannabis trafficking, a Class 1 felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison
Two counts of the unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to deliver, Class 1 felonies punishable by up to 15 years in prison
Four counts of the unlawful use of weapons by a felon, Class 2 felonies punishable by up to 14 years in prison
One count of conspiracy (unlawful delivery of cannabis), Class 2 felonies punishable by up to seven years in prison

What happened

In October 2021, Brown allegedly trafficked 2,500 grams (or five and a half pounds) of cannabis that he intended to deliver into Illinois, prosecutors said.

He is also accused of storing more than 5,000 grams (about 11 pounds) of cannabis, over 900 grams (roughly two pounds) of fentanyl, and two loaded handguns at a storage facility in Addison.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) conducted the investigation before referring the case to the Illinois Attorney General's office.

"Drug and gun trafficking lead to violent crime that has a devastating effect on communities throughout Illinois," Attorney General Kwame Raoul said. "The collaboration between my office and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is essential to our work to hold perpetrators accountable and make our neighborhoods safer."

Further details haven't been released.