The two men arrested after police say they seized more than 13 pounds of drugs from an Aledo house in July will each be back in court next month.
23-year-old Preston Huston of Aledo and 23-year-old Dequan Huntley of Chicago appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court over the past two weeks. Huston’s next court appearance is Feb. 3, while Huntley will return to court on Feb. 17.
Huston and Huntley were arrested in July following an investigation by the Aledo Police Department and Quad Cities Metropolitan Enforcement Group (MEG). A press release from the Aledo Police Department said that 119 grams of MDMA testing positive for methamphetamine, 4,697 grams of marijuana, 1,506 grams of THC wax, 63 grams of cocaine, packaging materials, and digital scales were found and seized after a search of an Aledo property.
Huston is charged with a Class X felony of possession with intent to deliver 100-400 grams of methamphetamine and a Class 1 felony of possession with intent to deliver 2,000-5,000 grams of cannabis.
Huntley is charged with a Class X felony of possession with intent to deliver 15-100 grams of cocaine and a Class 2 felony of possession with intent to deliver 500-1,000 grams of cannabis.
Both were granted pretrial release with conditions, including GPS monitoring.