Authorities: Men had 225 pounds of drugs in Aurora warehouse

Three men face federal charges of possession with intent to distribute illegal drugs after authorities seized about 150 pounds of cocaine and 75 pounds of heroin at an Aurora warehouse.

A complaint filed in federal court identifies the three suspects as Urbano Arellanes, Jose Raul Perez-Pailles and Adolfo Meraz-Renteria. All three are being held without bond, federal authorities said.

According to the complaint, authorities began tracking the drugs on Nov. 11 when the narcotics arrived in the U.S. from Mexico. Authorities said the drugs were hidden in secret compartments of a flatbed tractor trailer.

Federal agents tracked the trailer until they saw it arrive at the warehouse at 735 Prairie St. about 7:35 a.m. on Nov. 17, authorities said.

Around 3:30 p.m., agents obtained a search warrant to enter the warehouse, where they said they found two hidden compartments in the flatbed trailer that they believe were used to transport the drugs, which then were transferred to another vehicle.

They also searched a red pickup truck with license plates from Mexico and found about 100 brick-shaped objects wrapped in duct tape inside a toolbox and another five under coats in the front seat. When they cut three of the packages open, they discovered two field tested positive for heroin and one for cocaine.