Posts Tagged ‘drugs’
MSP Arrest Salisbury Man for Drugs & Weapons
A Salisbury man has been arrested after a traffic stop in the area of East College Lane and Margaret Street. Maryland State Police smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle as they spoke with 30 year old Gregory Snead and a search of the vehicle was done. Police seized several baggies of marijuana in a book…
Read MoreMagnolia Search Warrant Results in Drug Arrest
A Magnolia man has been arrested after members of the Kent County Drug Unit and Governor’s Task Force went into a Peachtree Run Road home in Magnolia with a search warrant. Officers found 39 year old Michael Cox and 2 children inside the home. A search turned up over 285 grams of marijuana, 126 dosage…
Read MoreDSP Shootings Investigation Leads to Nearly 100 Drug Arrests in Bridgeville
Princess Anne Drug Dealer Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison
Wicomico County State’s Attorney Jamie Dykes says 34-year-old Charles A. Myers III, of Princes Anne has been sentenced to 16 years of active incarceration on narcotics crimes, assault and firearm possession. On Wednesday, Myers pled guilty to one count of narcotics possession with the intent to distribute, one count of illegal possession of a regulated…
Read MoreTwo Arrested in Dover After Mailing Drugs
Two men were arrested Friday by Dover Police and Homeland Security after receiving Ecstasy by mail at the Dover Post Office. Police arrested 31 year old Michael Palmer and 38 year old Sheldon Claud in the parking lot after they picked up the package that contained the over 200 grams of Ecstasy. They were also…
Read MoreBridgeville Family Charged in Drug Investigation
Three family members have been arrested by Delaware State Police after a month-long investigation into drugs in Bridgeville. Police went into a Fisher Circle home early Friday morning with a search warrant where 20 year old Ellis Cannon the second lives with his father 58 year old Ellis Cannon and mother 46 year old Sharon…
Read MoreTwo Dover Men Arrested on Multiple Drug Offenses
Two Dover men have been arrested following an investigation into the sale of illegal drugs in the Dover area. Delaware State Police spotted a car with fictitious tags on Bay Road being driven by 26 year old Javon Young, who did not have a valid license. Young is also a known fugitive with an active…
Read MoreDSP Make Multiple Drug Arrests in Magnolia
Delaware State Police have arrested four people after executing a search warrant at a home on Lambert Drive in Magnolia. Police seized marijuana, oxycodone, crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia and over $870 in suspected drug proceeds. Police say three children under the age of 11 were also in the home.
Read MoreBridgeville Man Charged After Curfew Violation
20 Arrests/Indictments in “Operation Old School” in Kent County
An investigation into an illegal drug trafficking organization in Kent County has netted 20 arrests or indictments. Delaware State Police along with Dover PD, DEA, Probation and Parole and other agencies ended “Operation Old School” earlier this month. Police say the organization was responsible for a large-scale distribution of cocaine and marijuana in and around…
Read MoreDrugs Seized During Georgetown Traffic Stop
A traffic stop on Sunday morning on Route 113 south of Georgetown led to the arrest of a California man. Georgetown Police stopped 42 year old David Mao near Shortly Road just after 6am– a search of the vehicle turned up over 11 pounds of marijuana as well as 100 THC vape pen cartridges. Police…
Read MoreTwo Charged with Burglary After Leading Police on Chase in Delaware
Two people have been arrested on burglary charges after a police chase. Fenwick Island Police were chasing a vehicle in the area of Coastal Highway and Route 16 near Milton when Delaware State Police spotted the vehicle on Coastal Highway, but the driver failed to stop for police. The driver continued onto Coventry Drive, struck…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison on Drug Charges
A Salisbury man has been sentenced on drug charges. Earlier this month, 37 year old Johnathan Lewis was convicted of possession of heroin with the intent to distribute after an arrest in July of 2017 when he and another man led police on a high-speed chase. The two fled from a DUI checkpoint and during…
Read MoreMarijuana Grow Operations Results in Indictments for 2 Berlin Men
Two Berlin men have been indicted on a variety of drug charges by a Worcester County grand jury. 34 year old Michael Cluster and 30 year old John Harrison were arrested after an extensive investigation by the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team and the Ocean City Police. Search warrants requested by the Worcester County State’s…
Read MorePolice Operation in Milford Leads to Multiple Arrests
Dover PD Arrest 2 on Drug Charges
An investigation into drugs led to a traffic stop Friday by Dover Police. In the vehicle was a target of their investigation, 42 year old Ernest Washington, who was found with over 4 grams of crack cocaine and 503 grams of marijuana. With search warrants, Police went into a home on East Water Street and…
Read MoreTwo Arrested on Drug Charges by Milford PD
Milford Police on patrol spotted a vehicle in the area of Northwest 10th Street and learned the vehicle registration was suspended. During a traffic stop, officers contacted the driver, 32 year old Kevin Woods of Bridgeville and passenger, 24 year old Marshay Johnson of Dover and learned that Woods’s license was suspended. The officer spotted…
Read MoreTwo Arrested on Drug and Weapons Offenses
A traffic stop by Delaware State Police led to the arrest of two people just before 2 Saturday morning. Police were called to the Coverdale Road area for shots being fired – and a trooper in the area saw a vehicle leaving that area. After the trooper pulled the vehicle over, they spotted marijuana in…
Read MoreDSP Arrest Seaford Man on Drug & Weapons Charges
A Seaford man has been arrested on drug and weapons charges. Delaware State Police say just before 1:30 Wednesday morning Troopers spotted a car stopped on a grassy area of King Road near Concord Pond. As they approached the driver – he ran off on foot and police chased him. Troopers arrested 35 year old…
Read MoreUPDATED: Police Arrest Millsboro Man who Abandoned Child During Traffic Stop
UPDATED – 8-11-18 – A Millsboro man has been charged with multiple drug and traffic offenses after a July traffic stop when he ran from police – and abandoned his 9 year old child. When police recovered 28 year old Steven Verley’s vehicle – they found not only his child – but an assortment of…
Read MoreDSP Arrest 1 Juvenile – Looking for a Second for Drug Offenses
Selbyville Area Residence Closed by DOJ as Criminal Nuisance
A residence on Washington Avenue near Selbyville has been closed by the Delaware Department of Justice and deemed a criminal nuisance property. The property has been the site of multiple drug crimes and police calls since 2014, but now it has been boarded up and the three tenants evicted. By court order, the property owner…
Read MoreDSP Seize Handgun During Traffic Stop in Milton
A traffic stop on Friday in Milton led to the discovery of a stolen gun. Delaware State Police stopped a Lincoln Town Car on Route 1 and smelled marijuana coming from inside. A search of the vehicle turned up 1.7 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and an unloaded revolver handgun, which police learned was…
Read MoreHarrington Man Sentenced after Arrest for Drugs & Weapons
A Harrington man charged with drug and weapons offenses and pleaded guilty to 2nd degree conspiracy and weapons offenses has been sentenced. 40 year old Allen Simms was sentenced to 5 years in prison by a Kent County Superior Court Judge. In August of last year, Police executed search warrants at 3 homes in Magnolia…
Read MoreECI CO Convicted on Charged of Racketeering and Conspiracy
The final defendant has been convicted of federal racketeering at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover, Maryland. A federal jury convicted correctional officer 28 year old Jessica Vennie of Texas of racketeering, as well as drug and money laundering conspiracies. Sixteen of 18 correctional officers charged were convicted. A total of 77 out of 80…
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