Superintendent Colonel William D. Crotty
The Delaware State Police arrested 42-year-old Marquis Lopez of Wilmington, Delaware, for multiple drug and drug-related offenses yesterday, which concluded a 3-month long drug investigation in Wilmington.
On June 12, 2025, members of the Troop 2 Drug Unit, and the Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, executed a search warrant at a residence on West 3rd Street in Wilmington. The search warrant was obtained following a drug investigation of Marquis Lopez, who was suspected of the large-scale distribution of narcotics. Troopers located Lopez, an adult female, and 4 children at the residence. Lopez was taken into custody without incident.
A search of the property led to the discovery of the following items:
Lopez was taken to Troop 2, where he was charged with multiple crimes, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a 122,000 cash bond.

Disclaimer: Any individual charged in this release is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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