SEAT BELT ENFORCEMENT DETAIL RECOVERS ILLEGAL DRUGS AND LOADED HANDGUN

On May 13, 2012, at approximately 11 a.m., Ocean City Police were conducting a “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement detail, in the area of 33rd Street and Baltimore Avenue.

During the enforcement operation, patrol officers stopped a vehicle registered in Delaware having four unrestrained adult occupants and a one-year-old infant.

During the stop officers observed in plain view, a small amount of suspected marijuana in a front seat cup holder and a passenger in the rear seat attempting to roll a suspected marijuana cigarette. The occupants were removed from the vehicle, after which officers searched the vehicle for additional contraband.

During the search, police located a soda can in the back seat area which had a false compartment that was empty. A search of the occupants revealed two bags of suspected heroin from: Jamil Lee Mills, 21, of Wilmington, DE. Police continued to search the vehicle and located a backpack in the trunk containing four bundles of small clear plastic bags, which were later found to be 53 individual bags of suspected heroin. The backpack was also found to have a loaded Jennings .32 caliber handgun, which officers noted, had the serial number scratched off. Additionally, officers seized over $600 in cash, cell phones and the commercially made stash-can (soda can).

The owner of the backpack was arrested and identified as: Marcus Lamont Neal, 19, of New Castle, DE. A front seat passenger identified as: Raheem Shalir Cephas, 22, of Wilmington, was arrested after officers recovered a bag of suspected Marijuana, which was concealed in his sock.

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