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Search Warrant Uncovers Cocaine, Cash And Stolen Guns: Aurora PD

Two men, one a documented gang member, were charged after police found cocaine, cash and guns in their residences, officials said.

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Kevin A. Thomas-Cox​ (right) and Osbaldo Moreno-Izeta​ were arrested Sept. 17 and Sept. 10, respectively, after police executed a search warrant and found narcotics, cash and firearms in their residences, officials said.
Kevin A. Thomas-Cox​ (right) and Osbaldo Moreno-Izeta​ were arrested Sept. 17 and Sept. 10, respectively, after police executed a search warrant and found narcotics, cash and firearms in their residences, officials said. (Aurora Police Department)

AURORA, IL — Two men were taken into custody after Aurora police recovered cocaine, guns and cash in a search warrant executed earlier in September, officials said Wednesday.

Aurora Police Special Operations Group investigators served two search warrants on Sept. 10 and Sept. 17 to Kevin A. Thomas-Cox and Osbaldo Moreno-Izeta, respectively, following a months-long narcotics investigation.

Police went to a residence in the 100 block of Warren Avenue at 7:47 p.m. Sept. 10, uncovering 7.3 grams of crack cocaine, $5,660 in cash, two digital scales, and a stolen Arex Slovenia Delta 9mm pistol with a green laser, according to a news release.

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The 30-year-old Thomas-Cox, of Aurora, was taken into custody without incident and charged with the following felonies:

  • Manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance – Cocaine, 1 to 15 grams
  • Possession of a controlled substance – other drug
  • Possession of a firearm without a valid FOID card
A search warrant executed Sept. 10 at a residence in the 100 block of Warren Avenue revealed thousands of dollars in cash, crack cocaine and a stolen pistol, Aurora police said.

A week later, at 6:15 p.m. Sept. 17, investigators served another warrant at a residence in the 600 block of West Galena Boulevard. Inside, officers found 3.4 grams of cocaine, a digital scale, drug packaging, a Springfield Armory 9mm handgun, a Smith and Wesson .40 caliber handgun, an extended magazine and several rounds of ammunition, officials said.

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Moreno-Izeta, a 32-year-old documented gang member, was arrested and charged with these felonies:

  • Armed violence – Category I weapon
  • Manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance – Cocaine, 1 to 15 grams (
  • Three counts of felon in possession of a weapon
  • Two counts of possession of a firearm without a valid FOID card
  • Possession of a controlled substance – Other drug

Investigators recovered narcotics, firearms and multiple rounds of ammunition while executing a search warrant Sept. 17 in the 600 block of West Galena Boulevard in Aurora.
"These operations are the result of focused investigations and coordinated teamwork across multiple specialized units," Aurora Police Chief Matt Thomas said in a statement. "Every firearm, every bag of narcotics, and every dollar in drug proceeds we take off the street represents a safer community for our residents. I commend the SOG team and our partners for their persistence and professionalism in carrying out these high-risk operations."

Both cases remain under investigation, police said, asking anyone with information to call the Aurora Police Department's investigations division at 630-256-5500.

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