WHITEASH, Ill. (WJPF) – A house at the center of a multi-state narcotics distributing operation was raided Thursday.

The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office says deputies found 5.8 pounds of methamphetamine,  $30,582 in cash, and a .45 caliber handgun inside of the home at 213 Sanders Avenue in Whiteash. 

Randall Atkinson taken to the Williamson County Jail on charges of methamphetamine delivery, methamphetamine possession, possession of weapon by felon, and possession of cannabis.