Dover- The Delaware State Police Kent County Drug Unit and the Dover Police Department Drugs, Vice, and Organized Crime Unit, concluded a two month drug investigation which led to multiple charges.

On Thursday, August 2, 2018 at approximately 9:30 a.m., a traffic stop was conducted on S. Dupont Highway in the area of Lebanon Road.  Contact was made with the driver, 27-year-old Eric K. Johnson of Dover, who initially provided a false name.  Subsequently Johnson was taken into custody and a search of his vehicle revealed approximately 1,326 bags of heroin (9.292 grams) and over $600.00 in suspected drug proceeds.

Johnson was known to frequent a residence in the River Chase Apartments, Dover.   Subsequently a search warrant was executed at that residence.  Upon the execution of the search warrant approximately 2,210 more bags of heroin (15.47 grams) and over $2,000.00 in suspected drug proceeds were located.

As a result of the search warrant and investigation, the home owner identified as 28-year-old Maurita Guzman was taken into custody without incident.

Eric K. Johnson was transported back to Troop 3 where he was charged with the following:

• Possession of Heroin in a Tier 5 quantity (2counts)
• Possession With Intent to Deliver Heroin Tier 4 (2counts)
• Conspiracy Second Degree
• Criminal Impersonation
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
• Traffic Violation

Johnson was arraigned before the Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on $102,501 secured bond.

Maurita Guzman was transported back to Troop 3 where she was charged with the following:

• Possession of Heroin in a Tier 5 quantity
• Conspiracy Second Degree
• Maintaining a Drug Property
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Guzman was arraigned before the Justice of the Peace Court 2 and released on $13,500.00 unsecured bond.

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Presented by Public Information Officer, Master Corporal Melissa Jaffe

Released: 080218 1852

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