CHESWOLD, DE – On Monday, at approximately 8:15 p.m., the Delaware State Police arrested 39-year-old Jesse Hart of Cheswold, Delaware, for drug dealing after concluding a three-month-long narcotics investigation.
Members of the Kent County Governor’s Task Force executed a search warrant on a residence on the 100 block of Blanton Drive in Cheswold. Troopers contacted Jesse Hart in the home, and he was taken into custody without incident.
During the search of the residence, troopers found approximately 2,392 wax paper baggies of suspected heroin and over $850 in suspected drug proceeds.
Hart was taken to Troop 3 and charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance in a Tier 3 quantity (felony) and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 7 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $35,000 cash bond.
