Laurel Police Seize Heroin, Crack Cocaine Following Months-Long Drug Investigation
Image Courtesy of Laurel Police Department
LAUREL, Del. – A two-month long investigation by the Laurel Police Department (LPD) has resulted in the seizure of heroin, crack cocaine, and related drug paraphernalia.
On Friday, Oct. 16, the LPD Street Crimes Unit, with assistance from the Delaware State Police SORT Team, executed a search warrant without incident in the 300 block of Little Creek Apartments. A 35-year-old Laurel man was taken into custody at the apartment.
During the search, officers recovered the following:
- 41.61 grams of heroin packaged in 1,387 individual bags
- 12.9 grams of crack cocaine
- Two digital scales
- More than $2,000 in U.S. currency
The Laurel man was arrested and charged with possession with intent to deliver a tier three quantity of heroin, possession with intent to deliver a tier two quantity of crack cocaine, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arraigned and committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on a $48,000 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 deemed a threat to public safety. As such, the individual cited in this article has not been identified to public media outlets.
