$2.1 Million in Heroin Seized in Kane County: Police

A $5 million bond has been set for a 26-year-old Aurora man who authorities confiscated 4.6 pounds of heroin from this past week, police said.

Police arrested Avran Luchuga, of 743 Superior St. in Aurora, at his home after intercepting a package that contained a large amount of heroin at the Aurora Transportation Center, 233 N. Broadway, on Sunday afternoon.

Detectives with the Kane County Sheriff’s Office allowed the package to be picked up and delivered to Lechuga’s home on Superior Street, according to a sheriff’s office news release.

As a result of the investigation, Lechuga was taken into custody and the following items were seized from his home:

• Approximately 4.67 pounds of heroin with a street value of $2.1 million
• $7,600
• A .22 caliber handgun

Lechuga was transported to the Kane County Adult Justice Center. He has been charged with controlled substance trafficking, a class X felony; manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance, a class X felony; and possession of a controlled substance, a class X felony.