Sussex Co. probationer arrested on firearm, drug charges

BLADES, Del. – A search by Probation and Parole led to the arrest of a Blades man Thursday morning.

Just after 11:30 a.m., an administrative search was conducted at a residence on East Third Street, where probationer Carlo Munoz-Barreto lived. During the search, officers found a stolen handgun, assorted handgun ammunition, approximately 43.31 grams of cocaine, approximately 0.455 grams of heroin, 45 Gabapentin pills, 18 Tramadol pills, digital scales and drug paraphernalia, and $814.

Munoz-Barreto was subsequently arrested on a list of drug and firearm charges and was held at SCI on a $120,500 cash bond.