An Aurora man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony narcotics offense and a felony weapons offense, the Aurora Police Department said on Monday.
Early last year, Aurora police investigators developed information that indicated Eric Rosales, 18, was involved in the sale of illegal narcotics in Aurora and was believed to be in possession of firearms, a news release from the police department said.
In April, investigators executed a search warrant at a residence in the 1200 block of Gates Street in Aurora, with help from the department’s Community Oriented Policing Unit and K-9 Unit and the Kane County Sheriff’s Office, the news release said.
During the search, officers said they recovered 13 firearms, including AR-15-style rifles, a sawed-off rifle, shotguns and handguns, as well as a 100-round drum magazine, the release said. One of the handguns was equipped with a device allowing it to fire fully automatic, and another firearm had previously been reported as stolen, officials said.
Investigators also seized nearly 90 grams of cocaine, cannabis and THC cartridges, the release stated.
Following the investigation, Rosales was charged with multiple felony offenses, including Class X felony delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a machine gun, the police department said. He later pleaded guilty to one Class X narcotics offense and one felony weapons offense, and the remaining charges were resolved as part of the plea agreement, according to the release.
In November, Rosales was sentenced to six years in state prison, the release said, receiving credit for 204 days served, per Kane County court records. Court records indicate he had no prior criminal convictions, the department noted.