Princeton man arrested in heroin raid – Shaw Local

A Princeton man faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of drug seizure on Wednesday.

Jason A. Byrd was charged with illegal possession of a controlled substance with the intent to resell, a Class 1 felony punishable by four to 15 years in prison.

The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team said in a news release Friday that agents, with assistance from Princeton police and the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant on Byrd’s residence at 805 N. Main St. and seized approximately 7 grams of suspected heroin and approximately 3 grams of suspected cocaine, as well as items related to the packaging and sale of narcotics.

Byrd was released with a summons to appear in Bureau County District Court. All defendants are innocent until proven guilty.