DELAWARE STATE POLICE BEAT / Two charged with horsing around with haul of heroin on U.S. 13
HARRINGTON, DEL.– The Delaware State Police have arrested two Wilmington men for heroin possession after a traffic stop south of Harrington.
Delaware State Police Master Corporal Gary Fournier reports the arrest which included a large amount of heroin occurred around 1:40 p.m. Sunday November 6, 2016, as a trooper was patrolling the area of South DuPont Highway (US13) and Tower Hill Road, and observed a white Honda Sonata traveling above the posted speed limit. A traffic stop was conducted on the car and upon making contact with the operator, Kurtis S. McIntosh, 21 of Wilmington, an odor of marijuana was detected coming from the vehicle.
Both McIntosh and his passenger, Darrell Law, 43 of Wilmington, were asked to exit the vehicle while a search was conducted. Upon conducting the search, a plastic bag under the front passenger’s seat containing 1,833 bags of heroin (27.50 grams) was located.
Both McIntosh and his passenger, Darrell Law, 43 of Wilmington, were asked to exit the vehicle while a search was conducted. Upon conducting the search, a plastic bag under the front passenger’s seat containing 1,833 bags of heroin (27.50 grams) was located.
Kurtis McIntosh and Darrell Law were taken into custody without incident and transported back to Troop 3 where they were both charged with Possession of Heroin, Possession with Intent to Deliver Heroin, Conspiracy 2nd, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. McIntosh was additionally charged with Speeding. They were both arraigned at JP7 and committed to James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on $82,275.00 cash and $82,250.00 secured respectively.