Arrest made in weeks-long drug investigation in Dover

DOVER, Del. – A Smyrna man is behind bars on charges stemming from a traffic stop in Dover early Wednesday morning.

At around 1 a.m., members of the Kent County Governor’s Task Force executed a search warrant during a traffic stop on Route 13 near Bally’s Casino, as a result of a several weeks-long drug investigation into 32-year-old Eric Sartin Jr. A search of Sartin and the vehicle led to the recovery of a handgun, multiple rounds of ammunition, approximately 127.82 grams of methamphetamine, 13 bags of heroin, approximately 3.26 grams of marijuana, and various drug paraphernalia including a digital scale and distribution/packaging materials.

Sartin was held at SCI on a $90,100 cash bond on a list of drug and firearm charges.