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Wilmington Police have arrested two men on drug and gun charges following an investigation.

Members of the Drug, Organized Crime, and Vice Division have been conducting an investigation into a 26-year-old male in reference to illegal drug activity in the City of Wilmington. On October 29^th at approximately 6:00 a.m., officers executed multiple search warrants in the 1800 block of West 2^nd Street, the 900 block of Kirkwood Street and a vehicle.

Officer’s located the 26-year-old male and a 56-year-old male, who were taken into custody without incident. Officer’s recovered a loaded .45 caliber handgun with an extended magazine, numerous rounds of ammunition, a .9mm magazine, 140.4 grams of Crack Cocaine, 12.6 grams of Powder Cocaine, 10.5 grams of Fentanyl, 2.37 grams of Heroin and $2,012 in U.S. Currency. Officer’s confirmed the firearm was reported stolen out of Pennsylvania.

The 26-year-old male has been charged with the following offenses:

• Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited- Five Counts
• Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver (Tier 3)- Two Counts
• Possession of a Controlled Substance (Tier 3)- Two Counts
• Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver (Tier 2)
• Possession of a Controlled Substance (Tier 2)
• Receiving a Stolen Firearm
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

 He was arraigned in the Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $329,200 cash-only bail.

The 56-year-old male has been charged with the following offense:

• Maintaining a Drug Property

He was arraigned in the Justice of the Peace Court 11 and released on $3,000 unsecured-bail.