Peoria man arrested for allegedly manufacturing, delivering cocaine

Posted on July 30, 2018
Keith Green Jr. was arrested in Bloomington after police searched his vehicle and reportedly found evidence of drug distribution. (McLean County Jail)

By Patrick Baron

BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police have arrested a Peoria man for allegedly manufacturing and delivering narcotics.

Concluding a drug investigation, members of BPD’s Vice Unit and Street Crimes Unit arrested Keith Green Jr., 33, for manufacture and delivery of cocaine near a school, public housing, or park and manufacture and delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine.

Police conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of West MacArthur Avenue and Livingston Street on the city’s west side. During the stop, police recovered $940 and evidence of drug distribution. Green was taken into custody and transported to the McLean County Jail.

Patrick Baron can be reached at [email protected].

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