DSP News Release: Two Men Face Narcotics Charges Following Traffic Stop

Location: 

• Coastal Highway S/O SR 9 Lewes Delaware

DATE and TIME:  

• Tuesday July 5, 2011 11:17 p.m.

Defendant(s) Charge(s) and Bond Information:  

• James Jordan-27 Elkton, MD
• Trafficking in MDMA (Ecstasy)
• Possession With Intent to Deliver a Narcotic Schedule II Controlled Substance (Oxycodone and Oxymorphone)
• Possession With Intent to Deliver a Non-narcotic Schedule I Controlled Substance (Marijuana)
• Maintaining a Vehicle for Keeping Controlled Substances
• Conspiracy Second Degree
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
• Driving a Vehicle Under the Influence of a Drug
• Failure to Have Insurance Identification in Possession
• Failure to Use Turn Signal
• Sussex Correctional Institute $38,250 secured bond

• Shane P. Prucino-25 Newark, DE
• Trafficking in MDMA (Ecstasy)
• Possession With Intent to Deliver a Narcotic Schedule II Controlled Substance (Oxycodone and Oxymorphone)
• Conspiracy Second Degree
• 3 counts Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
• Sussex Correctional Institute $36,000 secured bond

Resume:

Lewes-Delaware State Police Tuesday evening July 5^th arrested an Elkton Maryland and Newark Delaware men following a traffic stop on Coastal Highway near Lewes around 11:17 p.m.

State Police have arrested James Jordan-27 of Elkton Maryland along with his passenger Shane P. Prucino-25 of Newark Delaware for drug and associated charges. 

A State Trooper on routine patrol observed a 1992 Lincoln passenger car driven by James Jordan traveling southbound on Coastal Highway at an excessive speed.  The Trooper conducted a traffic stop and when she contacted James Jordan observed a distinctive smell of burnt marijuana emanating from inside the Lincoln. 

A subsequent search of Jordan and his passenger Shane P. Prucino-25 of Newark Delaware yielded several Oxycodone pills with an approximate total weight 4.76 grams and several Oxymorphone pills with a net weight of 3.44 grams.  Also seized during the search was a small quantity of marijuana and drug paraphernalia used to inhale narcotics. 

Jordan and Prucino were both charged with Trafficking MDMA (Ecstasy), Possession with Intent to Deliver a Narcotic, Conspiracy, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and other related crimes.  Jordan was additionally arrested for Driving a Vehicle under the Influence of a Drug, Failure to Have Insurance Identification and Failure to Signal a Lane change. 

Jordan and Prucino were both remanded to the Sussex Correctional Institute on $38,350 and $36,000 secured bond respectively. 

         James Jordan                     Shane P. Prucino