KANKAKEE COUNTY, Ill. - A truck driver from Texas is facing charges after a traffic stop netted 15 kilos of cocaine Saturday morning in Kankakee County.

What we know:

Dwayne B. Cook, 63, was pulled over around 3:24 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-57 near milepost 302 in Chebanse, according to Illinois State Police.

During the safety inspection, state police found 15 kilo bundles of suspected cocaine, weighing roughly 40 pounds.

Cook was arrested and charged with controlled substance trafficking and intent to deliver a controlled substance, both class X felonies.

What's next:

Cook is being held at the Jerome Cobs Detention Center ahead of his first court hearing.

The Source: The information in this report came from Illinois State Police. Kankakee County News Crime and

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