Jesse Hart

CHESWOLD, Del. - After a three-month narcotics investigation, the Delaware State Police have arrested a Cheswold man for drug dealing. 

Police executed a search warrant on a home on Blanton Drive in Cheswold yesterday around 8:15 p.m. There they reportedly made contact with Jesse Hart, 39, and took him into custody. A search of the home allegedly revealed 2,392 wax paper bags of suspected heroin and more than $850 in drug proceeds. 

Hart was charged with the following:

-Possession With Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance in a Tier 3 Quantity (Felony)

-Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Hart was committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $35,000 cash bond.

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Sean joined WBOC as Digital Content Producer in February 2023. Originally from New Jersey, Sean graduated from Rutgers University with bachelor’s degrees in East Asian Studies and Religion. He has lived in New York, California, and Virginia before he and his wife finally found a place to permanently call home in Maryland. With family in Laurel, Ocean Pines, Berlin, and Captain’s Cove, Sean has deep ties to the Eastern Shore and is thrilled to be working at WBOC serving the community.

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