A 48-year-old Dagsboro resident is behind bars on serious drug and weapons charges after Delaware State Police executed a search warrant at his home yesterday.
Dominick Drummond was taken into custody following the March 2, 2026 operation at a residence in the 27000 block of Dagsboro Road. Multiple law enforcement agencies participated in the raid, including the Sussex County Drug Unit, Sussex County Governor’s Task Force, and Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team.
Authorities had been investigating Drummond for allegedly selling illegal drugs from his home when they obtained the search warrant. During the operation, police observed Drummond attempting to destroy evidence by throwing narcotics into a fire pit on his property. Law enforcement detained Drummond along with three other individuals without any resistance.
The search of the residence yielded significant evidence, including:
- About 122.02 grams of cocaine
- Roughly 38.6 grams of crack cocaine
- A stolen 9mm pistol
- Several 12-gauge ammunition rounds
- Equipment used for drug activities
- $16,030 in cash believed to be from drug sales
Following his arrest, Drummond was transported to Troop 4 headquarters where he faced arraignment before Justice of the Peace Court 2. He was subsequently transferred to Sussex Correctional Institution and is being held on $131,000 cash bond.
The charges against Drummond include multiple felony counts:
- Manufacture, Deliver, Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony) – 2 counts
- Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony) – 2 counts
- Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm/Destructive Weapon If Previously Convicted of Two Violent Felonies on Separate Occasions (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited – Prior Violent Crime or Felony (Felony)
- Receiving a Stolen Firearm (Felony)
- Unlawful to Knowingly Operate or Attempt to Operate a Clandestine Laboratory (Felony)
- Tampering with Physical Evidence (Felony)
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Of the three other people detained during the search, two received misdemeanor charges and were released on their own recognizance.
