MIDDLETOWN, DE—A New Castle County man has been arrested following a lengthy drug investigation conducted by Delaware State Police and the FBI’s Delaware Violent Crime and Safe Streets Task Force. Ziare Miller, 41, of Middletown, Delaware, faces multiple felony gun and drug-related charges as announced by authorities.
The arrest occurred in the early hours of July 17, 2024, when search warrants were executed at Miller’s residence on Goodwick Drive in Middletown and a business property on South Dupont Highway in New Castle associated with him. These actions concluded months of surveillance and investigation into Miller’s activities, suspected of large-scale narcotics distribution.
The search of both properties revealed significant evidence, including two loaded handguns, multiple rounds of ammunition, and approximately 348 grams of a fentanyl, heroin, and xylazine mixture. Additionally, police seized about $7,600 in cash believed to be proceeds from drug dealing, alongside various drug paraphernalia used for drug processing and distribution.
Evidence from the business property suggested that Miller was operating a heroin processing mill and a cocaine distribution center. The narcotics seized were estimated to be capable of producing approximately 50,000 bags of heroin, which were prevented from entering the distribution channels in Delaware.
A subsequent computer inquiry confirmed that Miller, a convicted felon, is prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition. He was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and is currently held at Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $203,000 cash bond.
