Cops bust alleged drug dealer in Aurora

Kane County Sheriff's police found more than 500 grams of suspected cannabis and 150 pills of a pain killer with nearly the same potency as morphine in an Aurora residence Thursday night, police said Friday.

The sheriff's Special Operations Unit made the discovery while executing a search warrant at 803 Kensington Place. In addition to the drugs, police found $7,500 in cash.

Police arrested the homeowner, Robert A. Hammond, 68, and charged him with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of cannabis and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

Hammond was being held at the Kane County jail on $350,000 bond. He is expected to appear in court again on Saturday.