Aurora Drug Dealer Gets 14 Years

The following was provided by the Kane County State's Attorney's Office:" A Kane County judge has sentenced an Aurora drug dealer to prison. Associate Judge Linda Abrahamson on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, sentenced 37-year-old Pedro Giles to 14 years’ imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections. A Kane County jury on Jan. 24, 2017, convicted Giles of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class X felony, and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, a Class X felony. Kane County Assistant State’s Attorney Andrew Whitfield and Bridget Sabbia presented evidence that undercover officers with the North Central Narcotics Task Force in December 2002 had made arrangements to purchase three ounces of cocaine from co-defendant Javier Perez at a specific time and location. When the officers met Perez in a parking lot in the 200 block of South Lake Street, Aurora, Perez said he didn’t have enough cocaine but could get more. Perez called co-defendant Ricardo Lopez Magallon, who agreed to help the officers purchase additional cocaine. Magallon and the undercover officers drove to the 1-99 block of North Root Street and waited for Giles. When Giles arrived, the officers purchased approximately 86 grams of cocaine from him for $2,400. After the sale, Giles and Magallon were arrested. The undercover officers returned to Perez, purchased the 1.65 grams of cocaine from him for $75 and arrested him. Police then conducted a lawful search of Giles’ residence, where they found between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine and $1,400 in cash. Giles admitted to police that the cocaine and cash were his. After they were charged, posted bond, and were released, Giles, Perez and Magallon fled. Arrest warrants were issued. Giles was arrested in October 2014 by local authorities in Montgomery County, Texas. He was extradited back to Kane County in November 2014. According to Illinois law, Giles is eligible for day for day sentencing. He receives credit for 912 days served in the Kane County jail. Warrants remain for Perez and Magallon on drug charges. Anyone with information on their whereabouts can leave an anonymous tip with the North Central Narcotics Task Force at (847) 608-3242 or on the task force’s Website at www.ncntf.org/TIPS.php. The charges against Perez and Magallon are not proof of guilt. Perez and Magallon are presumed innocent and are entitled to a fair trial in which it is the state’s burden to prove their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."

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