Marseilles man arrested for alleged cocaine sales in LaSalle

LASALLE – One man is in custody after a buy/bust operation in LaSalle. According to the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team on Monday afternoon, a buy/bust operation conducted in the 1300 block of 5th Street in LaSalle resulted in the arrest of 28-year-old Blake A. Couch of Marseilles. Trident agents says they purchased approximately two grams of purported cocaine from Couch. Couch was taken into custody by LaSalle Police and is being held at the LaSalle County Jail. He is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.