California man arrested in McLean County after allegedly having $10 million of cocaine

LEROY, Ill. (WMBD) — A California man was arrested after a traffic stop allegedly led troopers to find more than $10 million worth of cocaine.

An Illinois State Police trooper stopped a semi driven by Jobanpreet Singh, 29, of California, at 3:43 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, on Interstate 74 near mile marker 148 in LeRoy, said a release from ISP.

After a search, the trooper allegedly found more than 106 kilograms of cocaine, which has an estimated value of more than $10 million, the release said.

Singh was arrested and taken to the McLean County Jail on counts of controlled substance trafficking, manufacture/delivery/900 or more grams of cocaine, both class X felonies, and possession of 900 or more grams of cocaine, a class 1 felony, according to court documents.

On Friday, Singh appeared in a McLean County courtroom, where a circuit judge ordered him held pending the results of his case, the documents said.

He will next appear in court on May 9, the documents said.