Delaware police seize over 170 bags of heroin and fentanyl; man arrested

(WPHL)– A man has been arrested after police seized over 170 bags of heroin and fentanyl and nearly $6,000 in drug dealing profits from his residence in Delaware.

According to Delaware State Police, 42-year-old Marquis Lopez from Wilmington was arrested after police conducted a search warrant of his residence and found:

• 171 bags of approximately 5.13 grams of heroin/fentanyl
• Approximately $5,775 in suspected drug-dealing proceeds
• Various paraphernalia to include a digital scale, and distribution/packaging materials

Lopez was suspected to be a “large-scale” distributor of narcotics, police say.

Lopez was in the residence along with an adult female, and four children at the time of his arrest.

He was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a 122,000 cash bond and charged with:

• Possession with Intent to Deliver Controlled Substance Tier 3 Quantity (Felony)
• Possession of Controlled Substance Tier 3 Quantity (Felony)
• Possession with Intent to Deliver Controlled Substance (Felony)
• Conspiracy 2^nd Degree (Felony)
• Endangering the Welfare of a Child by Committing a Title 16 Offense with Child in the Dwelling – 4 counts
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia