Ecstasy Pills Delivered To Home In Gilberts: Police

KANE COUNTY, IL – A 20-year-old Gilberts man faces drug charges for allegedly having over 50 ecstasy pills shipped from the Netherlands to his home, authorities said Friday. Nicholas Bennett, of the 300 block of Jackson Street in Gilberts, has been charged with controlled substance trafficking, a class X felony; manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance, a class X felony; and unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony, following a search by authorities of his home on Aug. 1, according to a news release from the Kane County Sheriff's Office. The search warrant was issued following a month-long investigation by the Kane County Sheriff's Office, Homeland Security and the U.S. Postal Service.

On Aug. 1, at about 12:50 p.m., authorities allowed the package to be delivered to Bennett's home, according to the news release.

"Once the package was successfully delivered detectives served a search warrant at the residence," according to the news release. "Upon entering the residence detectives identified a subject, Nicholas Bennett, as the person who took possession of the package."

Detectives found over 50 pills of suspected ecstasy that had an estimated street value of $5,000, according to the news release.

According to the DEA, the Netherlands is one of the primary sources for ecstasy being shipped to the US. Ecstasy is normally produced in clandestine labs with no oversight over what is used in the production process, authorities said. Investigators are becoming increasingly concerned that the deadly drug, fentanyl, is being found in some ecstasy pills.

Bennett was taken into custody and transported to the Kane County Adult Justice Center. His bond has been set at $500,000.

He is next expected in court on Aug. 16.

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