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Wilmington Police Department
Wednesday August 6th, 2025 :: 08:39 a.m. EDT

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Wilmington Police arrest man on drug charges following investigation:

Wilmington Police have arrested a man on drug charges following an investigation.
 
On August 1 at approximately 9:55 a.m., members of the Drug, Organized Crime and Vice Division and the Safe Streets Task Force were in the 800 block of North Pine Street when they observed a subject engaged in drug activity. When investigators attempted to make contact with the subject – 27-year-old Isaiah Smiley – he fled from officers. Smiley was taken into custody after a brief foot pursuit, and police recover 4.89 grams of heroin, 2.85 grams of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia.
 
Smiley has been charged with the following offenses:

  • Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver in Tier 2 Quantity
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance in Tier 2 Quantity
  • Resisting Arrest
  • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 20 and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $31,001 cash-only bail.
 

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Wilmington Police Department
300 N Walnut St
Wilmington, DE 19801

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