Two arrested for drug posession following Dover traffic stop
DOVER, Del.- Delaware State Police arrested two men on drug charges following a traffic stop in Dover Saturday morning.
Delaware State Police arrested 36-year-old Yoel Marte and 27-year-old Jonathan Pena, both from Wilmington. On March 24, 2023, at 5:52 A.M. a trooper on patrol saw a blue Mazda traveling southbound on State Route 1 at a high rate of speed. The trooper stopped the car as it turned off the highway onto the Puncheon Run Connector at exit 97. As the Mazda began slowing down, the trooper saw several bags of narcotics being thrown from the passenger window. These bags were recovered at the scene and both the driver Baez-Marte and passenger Rojas-Pena were taken into custody without incident. Troopers found approximately 1.74 grams of crack cocaine and approximately 3.47 grams of xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, inside the discharge bags.
Baez-Marte and Rojas-Parte were taken to Troop 3 and charged with the following crimes:
Yoel Baez-Marte:
- Possession With Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Felony) – 2 counts
- Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Tier 1 Quantity (Felony)
- Tampering With Evidence (Felony)
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- Driving Without a Valid License
- Speeding
Baez-Marte was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 7 and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $22,102 cash bond.
Jonathan Rojas-Pena:
- Possession With Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Felony) – 2 counts
- Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Tier 1 Quantity (Felony)
- Tampering With Evidence (Felony)
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Rojas-Pena was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 7 and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $22,100 cash bond.
