Search Warrant in Lewes Leads to Arrest for Gun and Drug Offenses

Date Posted: Monday, September 14th, 2026

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The Delaware State Police have arrested 46-year-old Christopher Smith of Lewes, Delaware for felony gun and drug charges following a search warrant on Pinetown Road in Lewes.

On September 10, 2026, members of the Sussex County Special Investigations Unit and the Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, executed a search warrant at a residence on the 30000 block of Pinetown Road in Lewes. The search warrant was obtained following an investigation of Christopher Smith for the distribution of illegal narcotics from the residence. During the search warrant, Smith was detained without incident, and a child was in the residence at the time.

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

.22 caliber handgun and ammunition
12-guage ammunition
Approximately 11.60 grams of crack cocaine
Digital scales
Pyrex container with white residue
Drug paraphernalia
$1,052.00 in suspected drug proceeds

Smith was arrested and taken to Troop 4, where he was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by the Justice of the Peace and committed to the Department of Correction on a $46,000 secured bond.

Christopher Smith

Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
Possess, Purchase, Own, or Control a Deadly Weapon, Semi Auto or Auto, By Person Prohibit Who Also Possesses Controlled Substance (Felony)
Possess, Purchase, Own, or Control of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited – Prior Violent Crime or Felony (Felony) – 2 counts
Manufacture, Deliver, Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, Tier 2 Quantity (Felony)
Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 2 Quantity (Felony)
Unlawful to Knowingly Operate or Attempt to Operate a Clandestine Laboratory (Felony)
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Unlawfully Dealing with a Child – Permits a Child to Remain in Place where Sex or Narcotics or Dangerous Drug Activity

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