Wilmington Police have arrested a man on gun and drug charges following an investigation.
Members of the Drug, Organized Crime, and Vice Division have been conducting an investigation into 41-year-old Amir Watson in reference to illegal drug sales in the 900 block of East 17th Street. On October 6th at approximately 11:20 a.m., officers conducted a vehicle stop in reference to the investigation. Officers made contact with Watson, who was taken into custody without incident.
Subsequently, officers executed a search warrant in the 800 block of Morrow Street. Officers recovered 44.6 grams of crack cocaine, a loaded .38 revolver, a .22 caliber rifle, and ammunition.
Watson has been charged with the following offenses:
- Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver- Tier 3
- Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited- Two Counts
- Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited- Three Counts
He was arraigned in the Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $130,000 cash-only bail.
