Two arrested after Police seize 2.7 pounds of weed in Dover

Police in Dover say they seized more than two pounds of marijuana during an arrest on Monday afternoon.

Dover Police say their Drugs, Vice, and Organized Crime Unit and the Safe Streets Unit were working a drug investigation at around 1:00 PM on Monday, when then met 40-year-olds Dorothy Cooksey and Calvin Ewing at a Loockerman Plaza home.

Detectives say they found the two in possession of 2.7 pounds of marijuana, and took them into custody. Both were charged with possession with intent to deliver marijuana, conspiracy 2nd degree, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a tier 1 quantity of marijuana.

Ewing is currently being held at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on $15,000, while Cooksey was released.