EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – A man from California is facing two Class X felony charges for cocaine trafficking, allegedly possessing more than 13,000 grams of cocaine, according to the Madison County State’s Attorney Office.
On Feb. 19, the Illinois State Police stopped Richard J. Davis, 58, near Pochahontas on Interstate 70. Officials found cocaine and $1,150 in Davis’ 2022 BMW X4.
Davis is charged on one count of a Class X felony of controlled substance trafficking for using a car to bring 900 or more grams of cocaine into Illinois. He also faces another Class X felony count for possession with intent to deliver 900 or more grams of cocaine.
Sentencing for the first charge ranges from 30 to 120 years in prison, and the second charge is punishable by 15 to 60 years in prison.
The office of Madison County State’s Attorney, Thomas Haine, has filed a petition seeking the forfeiture of Davis’ BMW as well as a petition for pretrial detention.
“Major drug-trafficking corrodes the rule of law and puts lives at risk, as these sentencing ranges reflect,” Haine said in a release. “Law enforcement agencies in Madison County and the State’s Attorney’s Office take these crimes very seriously. We will prosecute them aggressively, seeking appropriate sentences and, when applicable, seeking the forfeiture of any property that was derived from or used in the commission of such activity.”
Davis is currently in custody at the Madison County Jail. The hearing for the detention petition is scheduled for Monday.