DANVILLE, Ill. (WAND)- A Danville man will serve prison time after police found him in possession of meth.
Richard Ford, formerly of 621 Winkler Road in Danville was sentenced to 10 years in prison due to a drug bust made back in 2017.
According to police, in November of 2017, Vermilion County Metropolitan Enforcement Group Agents conducted an investigation concerning a local drug dealer.
During the investigation, agents were alerted that a large amount of narcotics were known to be located at 621 Winkler Road. After obtaining a search warrant, agents executed a search of the address, where they found Ford in possession of 200 grams of meth.
Ford was cooperative with law enforcement and admitted to the possession of dangerous substances.
"Methamphetamine continues to be a tremendous threat to Vermilion County," noted State's Attorney Jacqueline Lacy, "Thankfully, we have the agents of VMEG working hard every day to help confront, contain and hopefully overcome this blight on our community."
Day-to-day credit applies to Ford's sentence, which is for a Class X felony charge of methamphetamine possession. The prison term must be followed by two years of parole.
