Delaware State Police
News Release

Baltimore, MD Man Jailed in “LSD” Sting

Released Friday, February 27, 2009

Bridgeville – The Delaware State Police Sussex County Drug Unit has arrested a 46-year-old Baltimore, MD man for several drug related offenses after completing an ongoing undercover operation into the delivery and distribution of LSD and Marijuana Hashish.  

During the investigation, detectives derived information that Robert A. Ewers, 46 of Baltimore, would be delivering a quantity of LSD and marijuana hashish to the parking lot of business on S. Main Street in Bridgeville yesterday.

At approximately 3:00 pm, acting on the aforementioned information, members of the Sussex Drug Unit, Sussex County Governors Task Force, and Troop 5 patrol units established surveillance of the parking lot and observed Robert A. Ewers arrive in the parking lot in a black Dodge Caliber. Detectives then contacted Ewers and continued the investigation.

A subsequent search of Ewers jacket resulted in the seizure of 220 individual dosage units of LSD and 29 grams of marijuana hashish. Inside the vehicle, detectives located a digital scale. Ewers was arrested for Trafficking LSD, Possession with Intent to Deliver LSD, Delivery of Marijuana Hashish, Maintaining a Vehicle for Keeping Controlled Substances, and 2 counts of Possession of Drug paraphernalia. Ewers was committed to SCI in default of $40,000 cash bond.

Detectives also contacted a passenger named Richard V. Rorke, 56 of Baltimore. Rorke, who was intoxicated, refused to cooperate with the investigation by not revealing his hands to police. Investigating officers, concerned for their safety, continued to direct verbal commands at Rorke to reveal his hands. After refusing to do so, troopers approached him at which point he physically resisted detention. After a brief struggle, he was apprehended without further incident.

Rorke was arrested for resisting arrest and committed to SCI on $1000 secured bond. 

 

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