CARPENTERSVILLE (STMW) — Bail was set at $300,000 Friday for an Elgin man accused of selling a large amount of cocaine to an undercover officer while within 1,000 feet of a school, police said.
Wilver Sanchez, 29, of the 100 block of S. Porter St. in Elgin, was arrested Thursday on nine felony charges alleging he possessed and delivered more than 15 but less than 100 grams of cocaine to an undercover Carpentersville police officer, court records said.
Sanchez is charged with two counts of delivery of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school, a Class X felony; four counts of delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony; and three counts of possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony, a report said. Each Class X charge — the most serious offense Sanchez is charged with — carries a penalty of up to 30 years in prison plus fines.
Sanchez was being held at the Kane County jail on Friday night.
Sanchez told a judge in Elgin bond court on Friday that he has lived in Elgin with some friends for about four years. He works at a local restaurant and is not a citizen of this country, Sanchez said in court.
Sanchez has five previous arrests on drug charges, according to court records.
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