Drug Unit Arrests Four for Marijuana Distribution

Location: 300 block of Rachel Drive, Harrington, DE

Date of Occurrence: Tuesday March 25, 2014 at approximately 7:20 p.m.

Defendant, Charges, and Bond Information:

Eric C. Cole, 40, Harrington, DE
Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana (3 counts)
Possession of a Tier 1 Controlled Substance (2 counts)
Conspiracy 2nd (2 counts)
Endangering the Welfare of a Child
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (2 counts)

Arraigned at JP7 and released on $26,000.00 unsecured bond.

Katelynn Focht, 20, Camden-Wyoming, DE
Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana (2 counts)
Possession of a Tier 1 Controlled Substance
Conspiracy 2nd
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Arraigned at JP7 and released on $15,000.00 unsecured bond.

Tammy M. Cole, 46, Harrington, DE
Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana
Possession of a Tier 1 Controlled Substance
Conspiracy 2nd
Endangering the Welfare of a Child
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Arraigned at JP7 and released on $11,000.00 unsecured bond.

Luis A. Andino, 33, Frederica, DE
Endangering the Welfare of a Child (2 counts)
Possession of Marijuana
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Failure to Drive at Speed Appropriate for Conditions

Arraigned at JP7 and released on $3,025.00 unsecured bond.

Resume:
Harrington, DE- The Delaware State Police Kent County Drug Unit has arrested four people in connection with illegal possession and distribution of marijuana.

On Tuesday March 25, 2014, at approximately 7:20 p.m., the Kent County Drug Unit, with the assistance of the Kent County Governor’s Task Force and State Police Special Operations Response Team (SORT) executed a search warrant at a residence in the 300 block of Rachel Drive. Upon their arrival, Eric C. Cole and Tammy M. Cole were taken into custody without incident. During the execution of the search warrant, detectives located three individually packaged large Ziploc bags of marijuana totaling 977 grams, numerous items of drug paraphernalia, as well as over $2,900.00 in suspected drug proceeds. A 14 year old male was also in the house at the time of the search and was turned over to a relative.

Prior to the search warrant being executed, Luis A. Andino was observed leaving the residence located in the 300 block of Rachel Drive and was stopped just a short distance away by troopers for speeding. A pat down search of Andino revealed he was in possession of approximately 8 grams of marijuana all while his two children ages 12 and 1 ½ were traveling with him.

In a separate incident that same day, Katelynn Focht had responded to the residence on Rachel Drive where she had made a purchase of approximately 458 grams of marijuana from her uncle, Eric Cole, and then distributed it to a trooper working in an undercover capacity.

In all, detectives recovered more than 1,430 grams of marijuana. All four subjects were transported to Troop 3 where they were arrested on the above listed charges and later released on unsecured bond.