Delaware State Police have arrested a 47-year-old Steve Pagan from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, for felony gun and drug charges following a search warrant in Rehoboth Beach this morning.
On July 31, 2025, members of the Sussex County Drug Unit, Sussex County Governor’s Task Force, Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team, and the Rehoboth Beach Police Department, executed a search warrant at a residence on Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth Beach. The search warrant was obtained following an investigation of Steve Pagan for the distribution of illegal narcotics from the residence. During the search warrant, Pagan was detained in the residence. Two children were also in the residence at the time of the search warrant.
A search of the residence and vehicles led to the discovery of the following items:
- Approximately 22.21 grams of cocaine
- Approximately 28 grams of psilocybin mushrooms
- Approximately 56 dosage units of Dihydrotestosterone
- Approximately 4.1 grams of Testosterone
- Approximately 3 grams of Trenbolone
- Approximately 1.5 grams of Nandrolone
- ,45 caliber handgun and ammunition
- 9mm handgun and ammunition
- Drug paraphernalia
- $3,104 in suspected drug proceeds
Pagan, who is a person prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition, was taken to Troop 4 where he was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on an $85,100 cash bond.
- Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony) – 2 counts
- Possession of a Firearm/Destructive Weapon within 10 years of a Felony Conviction (Felony) – 2 counts
- Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (Felony) – 2 counts
- Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, Tier 2 (Felony)
- Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony)
- Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 2 (Felony)
- Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 1 (Felony) – 3 counts
- Possession of a Controlled or Counterfeit Substance except Human Growth Hormone without a Prescription (Felony)
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- Unsafe Storage of a Firearm
- Endangering the Welfare of a Child – 2 counts
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