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State Police Shut Down Major Heroin Ring Released Friday, May 30, 2008 Felton – Yesterday, members of the Delaware State Police Sussex County Drug Unit, DEA Dover Task Force and Delaware State Police Kent County Drug Unit concluded a two –month undercover investigation involving the distribution of heroin throughout Kent and Sussex counties. As a result of this investigation, Romayne O. Jackson, 38 yrs of age and Lillie M. Lewis, 41 yrs of age, both from Pin Oak Court in Felton, were identified as major suppliers of heroin in Kent and Sussex counties. Investigators arrested Jackson and Lewis yesterday in the Seaford area after they delivered 247 individual bags of Heroin to a purchaser. (Note: the actual location of the arrest is being withheld to protect the integrity of the case) A search warrant was then executed at their residence in the unit block of Pin Oak court in Felton and investigators recovered scales that were used to weigh amounts of the heroin that was to be distributed.
During the two-month period, Jackson and Lewis delivered 494 individual bags containing 12.26 grams of heroin with approximate street value of $5000.00. Because of this investigation:
Mr. Jackson was remanded to the Sussex County Correctional Center in lieu of bail and Ms. Lewis was remanded to the Delores J. Baylor Women’s Correctional Institute in lieu of bail.
Lillie Lewis Romayne Jackson
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