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Aurora gang member faces gun, drug charges after Montgomery search, police say

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Aurora gang member faces gun, drug charges after Montgomery search, police say — Chicago Technology news

A search of a southwest suburban home led to an arrest and the recovery of suspected drugs and seven guns, according to police.Gun, drug bust in Chicago suburbAurora police said investigators served a narcotics search warrant around 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at a home in the 100 block of Hillstone Road in Montgomery. The search was part of an ongoing investigation involving Julio C. Chairez, 33, of Aurora, whom police described as an active gang member.Investigators recovered 128 grams of suspected cocaine, 585 grams of suspected marijuana and 251 grams of brownish powder that tested positive for heroin and fentanyl, police said. They also found digital scales, drug packaging materials, ammunition and about $1,214.The seven firearms included a handgun with a defaced serial number and a shotgun with a sawed-off barrel, according to police.Chairez was charged with manufacture or delivery of cocaine, possession of cocaine, manufacture or delivery of cannabis, possession of cannabis, unlawful possess

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