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Wilmington Police Department
Friday January 12th, 2024 :: 04:03 p.m. EST

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Wilmington Police arrest man on gun and drug charges following investigation:

Wilmington Police have arrested a man on gun and drug charges following an investigation.

Beginning in December, members of the Drug, Organized Crime, and Vice Division have been conducting an investigation into illegal drug sales in the 2600 block of North Pine Street. On January 5, at approximately 3:03 p.m., officers conducted a motor vehicle stop in the 200 block of East 28th Street, and took 31-year-old Giotto Berry into custody without incident. Subsequently, police executed a search warrant in the 2600 block of North Pine Street, and recovered two 9mm handguns, a loaded .45 caliber handgun, 146.8 grams of crack cocaine, 14.5 grams of cocaine, 70.3 grams of marijuana, $524, and drug paraphernalia.

Berry has been charged with the following offenses:

  • Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited – Six Counts
  • Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver in Tier 3 Quantity
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver in Tier 2 Quantity
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver
  • Receiving a Stolen Firearm
  • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
He was arraigned in the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $74,000 cash-only bail.
 

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Wilmington Police Department
300 N Walnut St
Wilmington, DE 19801

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