On May 1, 2023, the Delaware State Police arrested 39-year-old Jesse Hart of Cheswold, Delaware, for drug dealing after concluding a three-month-long narcotics investigation.
Officials said the arrest was made by members of the Kent County Governor’s Task Force who executed a search warrant on Hart’s residence on the 100 block of Blanton Drive in Cheswold.
Upon entering the residence, troopers found Hart in the home and took him into custody without incident. A thorough search of the premises resulted in the discovery of approximately 2,392 wax paper baggies of suspected heroin and over $850 in suspected drug proceeds, according to police. The drug bust was the result of an intensive three-month investigation by the state police.
Hart was charged with Possession With Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance in a Tier 3 Quantity (Felony) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was taken to Troop 3 and arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 7, where he was committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $35,000 cash bond.
