Dover man arrested with nearly 8 pounds of marijuana

DOVER, Del. – The Dover Police Department arrested a man following a firearm and drug investigation on Tuesday afternoon.

Police say the investigation began when officers from the Dover Police Patrol Division provided information that a 24-year-old Dover man was in possession of a firearm and selling marijuana. Probation & Parole obtained an administrative warrant and contacted him at his residence on Rockford Crossing.

During the investigation, officers located a handgun and approximately 7.7 pounds of marijuana in his possession. Police say he is prohibited from possessing firearms.

The man was charged with two counts of possession of a firearm by a person prohibited, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance in a Tier 2 quantity, and related drug charges. He was committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $17,500 cash bond.

DISCLAIMER: Due to the passage of House Bill 59 in Delaware, law enforcement agencies in Delaware are prohibited from releasing the names and mugshots of arrested individuals, unless they are charged with a felony and deemed a threat to public safety. As such, the individual cited in this article has not been identified to public media outlets.