BLUFORD, IL — A Bluford man was taken into custody on drug charges by the Mt. Vernon Police Department/Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit Thursday.

The joint narcotics unit executed a search warrant for illegal drugs at a home on Third Street in Bluford. The primary resident, 37-year-old Matthew P. Morales, was taken into custody. He was charged with Aggravated Possession of Methamphetamine with intent to deliver between 5-15 grams.

Morales is incarcerated in the Jefferson County Justice Center with bond to be set by a judge.