{"id":88274,"date":"2026-06-29T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/new-castle-woman-arrested-on-drug-and-firearm-charges-after-county-investigation\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T09:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:00:50","slug":"new-castle-woman-arrested-on-drug-and-firearm-charges-after-county-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/new-castle-woman-arrested-on-drug-and-firearm-charges-after-county-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"New Castle Woman Arrested on Drug and Firearm Charges After County Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"423\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782738049715.png?resize=423%2C484&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782738049715.png?w=423&amp;ssl=1 423w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782738049715.png?resize=262%2C300&amp;ssl=1 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A months-long investigation into suspected drug distribution activity in New Castle County has led to the arrest of a local woman on both narcotics and firearm charges.<\/p><p>Detectives working with the New Castle County Division of Police Violent Crime Interdiction Team launched the investigation in June 2026, targeting 46-year-old Nicole Malice of New Castle. Investigators suspected Malice had been distributing narcotics across New Castle County.<\/p><p>The investigation came to a head on Friday, June 26, 2026, when detectives approached Malice in a parking lot. The encounter ultimately resulted in her arrest on drug and firearm-related charges.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 46-year-old New Castle woman has been arrested following a narcotics distribution investigation in New Castle County. Detectives with the county&#8217;s Violent Crime Interdiction Team made contact with the suspect on June 26, 2026. Nicole Malice now faces drug and firearm-related charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":88273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782738049715.png?fit=423%2C484&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-mXM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":76664,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/new-castle-county-man-arrested-in-drug-investigation-weapons-seized\/","url_meta":{"origin":88274,"position":0},"title":"New Castle County Man Arrested in Drug Investigation, Weapons Seized","author":"Admin","date":"June 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A joint investigation by New Castle County Police and the FBI led to the arrest of a 27-year-old man suspected of drug distribution. 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