State of Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security

 

Division of State Police

 

Superintendent Robert M. Coupe

 

DSP News Release: Laurel Man Arrested on Drug Charges after he Attempted to Deliver Marijuana

 

Location: Wawa parking lot, US 113 and SR 24, Millsboro, DE

 

Date of Occurrence: Wednesday December 2, 2009 at 8:10 p.m.

 

Defendant:  Melvin Brown, Jr, 35, Laurel, DE

 

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Delaware State Police have arrested a Laurel man after he was stopped and found in possession of marijuana. A search executed at the man’s home lead troopers to recover additional drug paraphernalia.

 

Troopers arrested Brown after he was stopped in the parking lot of the Wawa located in Millsboro. Troopers stopped Brown in his burgundy Buick. As troopers approached him they observed Brown placing items under the front seat. State police recovered 3 plastic bags containing 87 grams of marijuana.

 

Troopers executed a search warrant at Brown’s 7th Street home and located drug paraphernalia.

 

Brown was charged with Possession with the Intent to Deliver Marijuana, Maintaining a Vehicle and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. He was also charged with Delivery of Heroin, Maintaining a Dwelling, Conspiracy 2nd and possession of drug paraphernalia in connection with a prior drug investigation.

 

Melvin Brown

 

No bail information was available at the time of this release

 

 

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