MILLSBORO, Del.- Delaware State Police say troopers arrested 31-year-old Dionne Thomas of Millsboro after a traffic stop led to the discovery of several hundred baggies of heroin and a weapon.
Police said it happened shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday, July 11, when a trooper observed a green 2009 Toyota Camry traveling northbound on Bethesda Road south of Meadow Lane with its left front headlamp broken.
A traffic stop was initiated and contact was made with the driver, Thomas, when an odor of marijuana was detected.
Police said a subsequent search of the vehicle led to the discovery of the following:
- Approximately 56.37 grams of marijuana
- 364 bags of heroin (approximately 2.548 grams)
- Smith and Wesson M&P45 loaded with 4 rounds and one in the chamber
- A box of .223 Remington AR-15 rounds
- Drug paraphernalia
Thomas was taken into custody without incident and transported back to Troop 4 where he was charged with the following:
- Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
- Possession of a Deadly Weapon By Person Prohibited
- Possession With Intent To Deliver Controlled Substance Tier 2 Quantity (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (2 counts)
- Possession With Intent To Deliver a Controlled Substance (Felony)
- Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (2 counts)
- Failure to Have Two Head Lamps
Thomas was arraigned before the Justice of the Peace Court and committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on $130,700 cash only bond.
