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Friday, May 30, 2014

Eight Pounds of Marijuana Seized During Route 1 Traffic Stop



Middletown - A traffic stop on Route 1 late Tuesday night resulted in troopers seizing eight pounds of marijuana.

The stop occurred at 11:56 p.m. on May 27 when troopers stopped a Chevrolet Malibu that was speeding on southbound Route 1 in the area of Pole Bridge Road. The driver, Steven Verley, 24, of Millsboro (photo attached, blue hooded sweatshirt), had a suspended driver's license. His passenger, Dontel Brown, 26, of Seaford (photo attached, black t-shirt), provided a fictitious name. The troopers also noticed a strong odor of marijuana and air fresheners coming from the vehicle.

The troopers asked both occupants to exit the vehicle. When Brown stepped out, troopers observed a small amount of marijuana fall from his shirt onto the ground.

Both defendants were detained and a search of the vehicle was performed. A small bag of marijuana was found in the center console. In the trunk, troopers discovered eight bags containing a combined weight of 8.2 pounds of marijuana. Troopers also seized $1,622 cash from the defendants.

Both defendants were transported to Troop 9 and charged with possession of a controlled substance in a tier 3 quantity, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, and conspiracy second degree. Additionally, Brown was charged with criminal impersonation and Verley was charged with driving while suspended and speeding. Verley was committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institute on $16,000 cash, $5,000 secured bail. Brown was committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institute on $10,000 cash, $1,500 secured bail.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

These people are the failures in the school policies of No Kid Left Behind. Do drugs.

Anonymous said...

Profiling at its best. White guy and black guy in chevy malibu…..They are lucky the white gut was wearing the hoodie or they both might have been shot.

Anonymous said...

Now where am I going to get my legally allowed amount of personal use ganja

Anonymous said...

Butt heads shouldn't have been speeding with 8 lbs in the car

Anonymous said...

Actually the car was red flagged before it came along.The speeding issue made stopping it more convenient and explainable in court.It provided police with a legit reason to stop the car.

Anonymous said...

Probably heading to Maryland where anything is allowed accept the right to protect yourself with firearms, etc.