Dagsboro Man Charged with Drug Offenses after Search Warrant

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A Dagsboro man has been arrested after a search warrant was executed at a residence on Dupont Boulevard in Dagsboro on Thursday. The search warrant was obtained after a three-month long investigation on 62 year old John Rickards for a criminal nuisance property as well as manufacturing and distributing illegal narcotics. Police detained nine people who were located on the property including Rickards.

A search of the property led to the discovery of the following items:

• Approximately 197.02 grams marijuana
• Approximately 2.03 grams cocaine
• Approximately 2.85 grams of methamphetamines
• Approximately 0.12 grams of crack cocaine
• Drug paraphernalia and digital scales
• $641 in suspected drug proceeds
• Stolen John Deere Gator UTV
• Several stolen power tools

 Four of the nine were charged with misdemeanor offenses and warrants. The others were released. Rickards is charged with multiple offenses:

• Operating a Clandestine Laboratory (Felony)
• Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Felony) – 3 counts
• Maintaining a Drug Property (Felony)
• Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 1 (Felony)
• Receiving Stolen Property over $1,500 (Felony)
• Receiving Stolen Property under $1,500 – 3 counts
• Resisting Arrest
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – 3 counts
• Criminal Nuisance – Maintaining a Place for Unlawful Conduct

Rickards was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and is being held at SCI in default of a $59,000 cash bond.