2 men arrested in Marseilles drug bust

Two Marseilles men were arrested on drug delivery charges Wednesday.

Eddie L. Booker, also known as “Capone,” 47, of Marseilles, was picked up by Marseilles police on a La Salle County felony arrest warrant charging him with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (cocaine) at 9 a.m. Wednesday, the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team said in a Friday news release.

The charge is a Class 2 felony carrying a sentence of three to seven years in prison if convicted. Bond is set at $1 million. Booker allegedly delivered less than a gram of a substance containing cocaine to Tri-DENT, police said.

Dwane J. Thomas, also known as “Gucci,” 28, of Marseilles, also was picked up by Marseilles police on a La Salle County felony arrest warrant charging him with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (cocaine) at 8 p.m. Wednesday, the Tri-DENT said in a Friday news release.

Bond is set at $500,000 for the Class 2 felony charge. Thomas allegedly delivered less than a gram of a substance containing cocaine to Tri-DENT, police said.