Two arrested after drugs, cash found in Lowpoint home

LOWPOINT, Ill. – Two people were arrested after police seized drugs and cash from a home in rural Woodford County Tuesday morning.

Woodford County Sheriffs Chief Deputy Dennis Tipsword says deputies and the Multi-County Narcotics Enforcement Group, along with the Central Illinois Emergency Response Team, conducted the search around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday at a home on Madison Street in Lowpoint.

Tipsword says agents seized methamphetamine, crack cocaine, and almost $10,000 in cash.

Michael Kennedy, 62, and Gary Coclasure, 51, both face charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance, while Kennedy also faces a charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver.

Both are in the Woodford County Jail awaiting bond hearings.