Sussex County Drug Unit Arrests Four in Heroin Investigation

Millsboro, DE – The Delaware State Police Sussex County Drug Unit have arrested four people after the culmination of a several month investigation into illegal drug sales from a residence on Nora Lane.

On Monday February 16, 2015 around 6:10 a.m., the Sussex County Drug Task Force along with the assistance of the Sussex County Governor’s Task Force (GTF) and Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team (SORT) conducted a search warrant in the 27000 block of Nora Lane. Upon executing the search warrant, Tyrone M. Adkins, 38 (Photo attached), and Sheree M. Abdussalaam, 45 (No photo available), Nathan A. Thompson, 25 (No photo available), and Rashell K. Thompson, 20 (No photo available), all of the Nora Lane address, were taken into custody without incident. The search revealed a total of 386 bags of heroin weighing approximately 5.79 grams, .1 gram of cocaine, 4.9 grams of marijuana, a Suboxone strip, drug paraphernalia, and over $2,200.00 in suspected drug proceeds. Also located and recovered was a stolen .40 caliber handgun with three fully loaded ammunition magazines.

All four subjects were transported back to Troop 4 in Georgetown where they were charged accordingly. Tyrone Adkins was charged with Possession with Intent to Deliver Heroin, two counts of Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition by a Person Prohibited, Possession of a Controlled Substance (Heroin), Receiving a Stolen Firearm, Conspiracy 2nd, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was arraigned at JP2 and is being held at Sussex Correctional Institution on $50,200.00 cash bond.

Sheree Abdussalaam was charged with Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited who also Possesses a Controlled Substance, Maintaining a Drug Property and Conspiracy 2nd. She was arraigned at JP2 and released on $13,000.00 unsecured bond.

Nathan Thompson was charged with Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Heroin. He was arraigned at JP2 and released on $1,000.00 unsecured bond.

Rashell Thompson was charged with Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Cocaine. She was arraigned at JP2 and released on $1,000.00 unsecured bond.