EDWARDSVILLE – Two out-of-state residents face felony charges in two cannabis-related cases filed in Madison County last week.
Get The Latest News!
Don't miss our top stories and need-to-know news everyday in your inbox.
Bijan Gianni Namdar, 39, of Anaheim, Ca., was charged on April 29, 2026 with one count each of cannabis trafficking and unlawful possession with intent to deliver cannabis, both Class X felonies.
On April 17, 2026, Namdar allegedly knowingly brought 5,000 grams, amounting to just over 11 pounds, of cannabis into the State of Illinois from the State of California. He reportedly possessed the cannabis with the intent to deliver other than as authorized under state law.
The Metropolitan Enforcement Group of Southwestern Illinois (MEGSI) presented the case against Namdar, who was ordered released from custody pending trial.
A Missouri man faces three felony counts in a separate felony case filed on May 1, 2026.
Zyon K. Irby, 21, of St. Charles, Mo. faces a Class 3 felony count of possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and two Class 4 felony counts of aggravated unlawful possession of weapons.
Irby is accused of knowingly possessing with the intent to deliver over 30 grams of cannabis other than as authorized by state law on Feb. 27, 2026. On the same date, he was also reportedly in possession of an F-1 AR platform rifle and Romarm Mini Draco firearm while engaged in an alleged violation of the Cannabis Control Act.
Irby was also ordered released from custody pending trial in the case presented by the Venice Police Department.
All individuals charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
