Governor’s Task Force Arrest Three for Heroin Possession near Rehoboth

Rehoboth Beach, DE – Detectives with the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force (GTF) arrested three men Monday evening after they were found to be in possession of more than 500 bags of heroin.

State Police Detectives received information that Darin L. Copeland, 19 of Wilmington (Photo-Black sweatshirt, mustache) would be in possession of a large quantity of heroin and would be delivering it to an unspecified location in Sussex County. At approximately 8:30 p.m. Monday September 29, 2014, troopers observed the BMW Copeland was described to be driving, enter the McDonalds located at 18878 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth. Copeland, along with his two passengers who were later identified as Shaquan A. Guilford, 18, of Wilmington (Photo-clean shaven) and Marc J. Mackay, 40 of Hockessin (no photo available), were contacted by detectives in the parking lot and taken into custody without incident. Located in the trunk of the car were 585 bags of heroin totaling 8,775 grams and over $450.00 in suspected drug proceeds.

All three subjects were transported back to Troop 4 in Georgetown where they were all charged with Possession with Intent to Deliver Heroin, Possession of Heroin, Conspiracy 2nd, and two counts of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. They were all incarcerated at Sussex Correctional Institution in lieu of $38,000.00 secured bond after arraignment at JP3.