Delaware State Police have taken a 33-year-old Wilmington resident into custody on multiple felony drug charges following an extensive narcotics investigation that spanned several months.
Shahir McCoy was arrested after authorities conducted a lengthy investigation into heroin sales throughout Wilmington. The investigation began in February 2026 when the Delaware State Police Special Investigations Unit received information that McCoy was distributing heroin in the city.
Over the course of several months, law enforcement officers observed McCoy engaging in numerous drug transactions and identified that he was conducting operations from a home located in the 100 block of North Franklin Street. Based on their findings, investigators secured a search warrant for the property.
Authorities executed the warrant on May 27, 2026, with support from the Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team and the Wilmington Police Department. McCoy was apprehended at the location without any complications.
The search of the residence yielded significant evidence, including:
-Approximately 420 bags of suspected heroin
-A loaded handgun and additional ammunition
-Approximately 26 grams of marijuana
-Digital scales and other drug-related paraphernalia
Authorities also discovered that McCoy has a previous felony conviction that legally prevents him from possessing firearms.
Following his arrest, McCoy was transported to Troop 2 where he faced multiple charges. After being arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, he was sent to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution with bail set at $210,200 cash bond.
The charges against McCoy include:
- Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
- Possession of a Controlled Substance Tier 3 Quantity (Felony)
- Possession with the Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance Tier 3 Quantity (Felony)
- Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited Who Also Possesses a Controlled Substance (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited Prior Violent Crime (Felony)
- Possession with the Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Felony) – 9 counts
- Possession of a Controlled Substance Tier 1 Quantity (Felony) – 3 counts
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
