Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William Crotty

Search Warrant in Lincoln Leads to Arrest for Drug Offenses

Date Posted: Tuesday, October 1st, 2024

Delaware State Police have arrested 44-year-old Antonio Young of Dover, Delaware, for felony drug charges following a search warrant at a Lincoln residence last week.

On September 26, 2024, members of the Sussex and Kent County Drug Units, Sussex and Kent County Governor’s Task Force and Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, executed a search warrant at a house on the 8000 block of Greentop Road in Lincoln. The search warrant was obtained following an investigation of Young and the distribution of illegal narcotics from the property. Detectives detained twelve individuals that were located on the property, including Young.

A search of the property and vehicles led to the discovery of the following items:

Approximately 0.756 grams of heroin
Approximately 15.72 grams of crack cocaine
12-gauge shotgun ammunition
Digital scales
Drug paraphernalia
$454 in suspected drug proceeds

After a search of the property, four of the twelve individuals were arrested for misdemeanor offenses and capias warrants. The others were released without incident.

Young was taken to Troop 4, where he was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $45,000 cash bond.

Antonio Young