Delaware State Police

Superintendent Colonel William D. Crotty

Search Warrant in Seaford Leads to Arrest for Drug Offenses

Date Posted: Monday, August 4th, 2025

Delaware State Police have arrested a 48-year-old Robert Mumford from Seaford, Delaware, for felony drug charges following a search warrant Friday in Seaford.

On August 1, 2025, members of the Sussex County Drug Unit, Sussex County Governor’s Task Force, and the Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, executed a search warrant at a residence on 10000 block of Old Furnace Road in Seaford. The search warrant was obtained following an investigation of Robert Mumford for the distribution of illegal narcotics from the residence. During the search warrant, two people, including Mumford, were detained in the residence. A child was also in the residence at the time.

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

Approximately 43.38 grams of heroin
Approximately 16.87 grams of powder cocaine
Approximately 11.04 grams of crack cocaine
Approximately 26.81 grams of marijuana
.22 caliber ammunition
Drug paraphernalia
Digital scale
$793.00 in suspected drug proceeds

Mumford, who is a person prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition, was arrested, and taken to Troop 4. He was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $123,200 cash bond.

Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited Prior Violent Crime or Felony (Felony)
Possession of Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony)
Possession of Controlled Substance, Tier 2 (Felony) – 2 counts
Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance (Felony) – 4 counts
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Endangering the Welfare of a Child by Committing a Drug Offense with a Child in the Dwelling