North Aurora man charged with coke, ecstasy possession

A North Aurora man was charged with multiple drug offenses after narcotics investigators searched his home, police said Friday.

Sonedaophet N. Thephavong, 28, of the 1400 block of Oakland Circle, is charged with manufacturing and possession of 15 to 200 ecstasy pills and 15 to 100 grams of cocaine, according to Kane County Circuit Court records.

Master Sgt. Bill Backus of the North Central Narcotics Task Force said Thephavong was apprehended about 6:30 a.m. Thursday after his home was searched as part of an "ongoing, multi-jursidictional, multistate operation." He declined further comment.

The arrest took place one day after police announced the seizure of more than 20 pounds of marijuana and a kilogram of cocaine from the home of two other North Aurora men, who were subsequently charged.

Court records show Thephavong was sentenced twice in 2001 to 18 months of conditional discharge for marijuana possession and driving under the influence convictions stemming from incidents in Elburn. In 2002, he was put on six months of probation for another marijuana possession conviction in Aurora.

Thephavong was being held in the county jail Friday. Bail information wasn't immediately available.

If convicted of the most serious charge, he faces up to 30 years in prison, with the possibility of an extended term because of his criminal history.