ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHARGES DUPAGE COUNTY FELON ON GUN CHARGES AND DRUG TRAFFICKING

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHARGES DUPAGE COUNTY FELON ON GUN CHARGES AND DRUG TRAFFICKING

January 10, 2025

Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced the arraignment of an Addison, Illinois man his office is charging for allegedly trafficking thousands of grams of cannabis into Illinois from out of state, storing thousands of grams of cannabis, fentanyl and two illegally possessed guns in a DuPage County storage facility.

Raoul's office arraigned Henry R. Brown, 54, on charges of the unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, a Class X felony punishable by up to 60 years in prison; the 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; and one count of conspiracy (unlawful delivery of cannabis), Class 2 felonies punishable by up to seven years in prison.

Sentences are served concurrently and are ultimately determined by the court.

"Drug and gun trafficking lead to violent crime that has a devasting effect on communities throughout Illinois," 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."

This case was referred to Raoul's office following an investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS).

Attorney General Raoul's office alleges in October 2021 that Brown knowingly trafficked 2,500 grams of cannabis, which he intended to deliver, into the state of Illinois. Raoul's office also alleges Brown illegally stored more than 5,000 grams of cannabis, more than 900 grams of fentanyl and two handguns with ammunition at a storage facility in Addison.

"Postal Inspectors are committed to ensuring the U.S. Postal Service is not a mechanism for the distribution of illicit narcotics," stated Ruth Mendonça, Inspector in Charge of the Chicago Division of the USPIS. "The criminal investigation and subsequent arrest in this case serves as a reminder that Postal Inspectors, along with our law enforcement partners, remain steadfast in our resolve to combat the flow of illicit drugs impacting our communities."

Senior Assistant Attorney General Steven Knight is prosecuting the case for Raoul's Statewide Grand Jury Bureau, which is authorized by Illinois statute to prosecute multi-county cases involving drugs, guns or electronics. Working regularly with state and federal law enforcement agencies, the bureau focuses on complex, often large-scale, organized criminal activity.