Delaware State Police have arrested 36-year-old Dante Durham, and 48-year-old Ernie Washington, both from Dover, for felony drug charges following a search warrant at a Dover residence.
On January 23, 2025, members of the Kent County Drug Unit, Kent County Governor’s Task Force, Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, and Delaware Probation and Parole, executed a search warrant at a house on the 200 block of Gunning Bedford Drive in Dover. The search warrant was obtained following an investigation of Durham and the distribution of illegal narcotics from the property. During the search warrant, Washington threw a bag containing drugs out of a window that detectives recovered. A child was in the residence when Durham and Washington were taken into custody.
A search of the residence and vehicles on the property led to the discovery of the following items:
- Approximately 73.36 grams of cocaine
- Approximately 22.38 grams of crack cocaine
- Approximately 566.65 grams of marijuana
- Approximately 0.69 grams of heroin
- 22 suboxone strips
- Digital scales
- $8,049 is suspected drug proceeds
After completing the search, Durham and Washington were taken to Troop 3, where they were charged with multiple felony offenses.
Source: delawarelive.com…