Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William Crotty

Governor’s Task Force Arrests Blades Man Following Probation & Parole Search

Date Posted: Friday, June 14th, 2024

The Delaware State Police have arrested 46-year-old Carlo Munoz-Barreto of Blades, Delaware on several gun and drug charges following an investigation that began yesterday morning.

On June 13, 2024, at approximately 11:37 a.m., Sussex County Governor’s Task Force was requested by Probation & Parole to assist while they conducted an administrative search at probationer Carlo Munoz-Barreto’s residence on East Third Street in Blades. During the search of the residence, probation officers located the following:

Stolen 9mm handgun
Assorted handgun ammunition
Approximately 43.31 grams of cocaine
Approximately 0.455 grams of heroin
45 Gabapentin pills
18 Tramadol pills
Digital scales and drug paraphernalia
$814.00

Munoz-Barreto was taken to Troop 4, where he was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 3, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $120,500 cash bond.

Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony)
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony)
Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (Felony) – 4 counts
Receiving a Stolen Firearm (Felony)
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Felony)
Possession with Intent to Deliver a Counterfeit Controlled Substance (Felony)
Possession of a Prescription Drug without a Prescription (Felony)
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – 2 counts