Kankakee Man, 28, Arrested After Machine Gun, 1,400 Fentanyl Pills Found In Raids: Illinois State Police

KANKAKEE, IL — A 28-year-old Kankakee man was arrested for multiple drug and weapons charges following an extensive narcotics investigation in the Kankakee area, Illinois State Police said Thursday.

On November 4, at approximately 10 a.m., Illinois State Police Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group officers, assisted by the Kendall County Police Assistance Team, DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group, ISP Troop 5, ISP Air Ops, ISP SWAT, and the Kankakee Police City Department, executed search warrants at three different properties in Kankakee: one in the 600 block of Country Club Drive, one in the 600 block of North Entrance Avenue, and one in the 300 block of South Rosewood. Officers recovered over 1,400 fentanyl pills and several firearms.

Dequan Pope, 28, of Kankakee was taken into custody at the scene.

The Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s Office approved charges of one count of possession of fentanyl with intent to deliver (100-400 grams), four counts of unlawful delivery of fentanyl (15-100 grams), five counts of unlawful delivery of fentanyl (1-15 grams), two counts of unlawful delivery of MDMA (1-15 grams), three counts of felon in possession of firearm, two counts felon in possession of a machine gun, one count of armed violence and one count of armed habitual criminal. ​All are felonies.

Pope is being held at the Jerome Combs Detention Center pending his first court appearance.

KAMEG reminds the public to call KAMEG at (815)933-1710 to report non-emergency information about drug dealing and gang problems. ​