A Philadelphia man faces drug and weapon charges following a DUI stop Dec. 14 in Millsboro.
A trooper on patrol about midnight spotted a Dodge Charger traveling northbound on Dupont Boulevard near Centerview Drive in Millsboro with a headlight out, and when the trooper pulled the car over, police said, he could smell marijuana and the driver appeared impaired.
Following standardized field sobriety tests, police took the driver, Jose Morales-Colon, 61, into custody without incident. During a search of the car, police said they found about 8.77 grams of cocaine; about .72 grams of marijuana; .5 dosage units of suspected oxycodone; a large, serrated machete concealed in the rear passenger seat; and $8,135 in suspected drug proceeds.
Morales-Colon was taken to Troop 4 where he was charged with possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, tier 2, and other drug and traffic violations.
He was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 7, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution in default of $51,503 cash bond.
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