A 30-year-old Naperville man will remain in custody pre-trial after being arrested Wednesday for receiving a large delivery of pills containing fentanyl.
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Jason Arres announced Friday that Judge Anthony Coco granted the State’s motion to detain the subject pre-trial after he was charged with one count of Controlled Substance Trafficking (a Class X Felony), one count of Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver – Fentanyl (a Class X Felony) and one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance (a Class 4 Felony).
On Monday, U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigators intercepted a suspicious parcel at their Chicago facility addressed to the defendant coming from Anaheim, California. Following the execution of a search warrant, it is alleged that the parcel contained approximately one thousand tablets, each containing fentanyl. On Wednesday, authorities conducted a controlled delivery of the parcel to the suspect during which authorities allegedly observed him retrieve the parcel from his apartment complex mailroom and return to his apartment.
Detectives with the Naperville Police Department knocked on the apartment door and a short time later were allowed in the apartment where, executing a previously obtained search warrant, they discovered that the package containing the fentanyl tablets had been opened and the narcotics had been removed and were found on the sink in transparent, air-sealed plastic. Dinah was taken into custody at this time.
“Countless lives were saved as a result of taking this fentanyl off the streets, which far too often results in irreversible consequences.” Berlin said. “We cannot ignore the devastating toll illegal narcotics takes not only on the immediate victim and their family and friends, but also on society in the form of increased violence, destroyed communities and the additional burdens placed on our healthcare and judicial systems. The amount of fentanyl [the suspect] allegedly possessed is enough to kill entire cities and I commend the Naperville Police Department for their outstanding, proactive efforts not only on this case, but for their steadfast commitment to ridding our communities of those who peddle this poison.”
The suspect’s next court appearance is scheduled for November 21, 2025, in front of Judge Joseph Bugos.
