Two charged with drug offenses following Seaford traffic stop

A Millsboro woman and a Frankford man face drug charges following a traffic stop Oct. 24 in Seaford.

Police pulled over a Nissan Sentra at 11:58 p.m. for “an extremely loud muffler” as the car traveled eastbound on Old Furnace Road near Dove Road, said Sr. Cpl. Leonard DeMalto of the Delaware State Police.

As officers approached the car, DeMalto said, they saw Rosa Mitchell, 61, discard drug paraphernalia out of the window. Police searched her and found about .16 grams of crack cocaine, DeMalto said. A search of the driver, Ernest Lofland, 55, uncovered about .021 grams of suspected heroin and about 6.13 grams of crack cocaine, some of which was concealed in his mouth, DeMalto said.

Mitchell and Lofland were charged with felony possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, felony possession of a controlled substance in tier 1 quantity, second-degree conspiracy and possession of drug paraphernalia. Lofland was also charged with tampering with physical evidence, and improper muffler. They were both arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 3 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution in default of bond - Lofland on $16,401 cash bond, and Mitchell on $6,200 secured bond.