Police seized a World War II era machine gun, a .38 special revolver and 400 small bags of marijuana and heroin after watching a man sell drugs in Gage Park, according to police.
Emmanuel Williams, of the 5700 block of South Artesian Avenue, is alleged to have been dealing out of a vacant apartment less than a block from his home, on 58th Street between Artesian and Western avenues.
Williams was arrested Monday night after officers watched him sell drugs to three people, according to a police report. According to the report, Williams retrieved drugs and hid the revolver under a garbage can.
Fifteen bags of heroin and nine bags of marijuana were found under the garbage can, according to police report, along with the revolver.
Police had seen Williams enter and leave an apartment, which they searched and found "empty of furniture" and "vacant" except for the Sten MKV Submachine gun, 156 bags of heroin found in 12 bundles of 13 bags each and 260 small bags of marijuana tied together in 21 bundles.
Neither of the two weapons were registered, according to police.
He was charged with three counts of armed violence, manufacturing or delivering heroin and cannabis near public schools, possessing between 30 and 500 grams of cannabis and more than 15 grams of heroin and three counts of unlawful use of a weapon, according to court records.
Williams' bail was set at $500,000 on Tuesday, according to Cook County court records.
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