Man Arrested with 93.5 Grams of Cocaine in Dover Hotel 11-24-15

Complaint # 50-15-34978

Date/Time:  Monday, November 23rd, 2015 at 5:00PM

Location:  1784 North DuPont Highway (Sleep Inn), Dover, DE

Officer Releasing Information:   M/Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer

Narrative:

The Dover Police Department arrested Michael Benson, (41) for cocaine possession on Monday afternoon.  Officers from the Drugs, Vice, and Organized Crime and Street Crimes Units contacted Benson at the Sleep Inn following a drug investigation.  Benson was found to be in possession of 93.5 grams of cocaine, packaged for sale.  He was committed to JTVCC on $60,200 Cash bond on the following charges:
-Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine
-Possession of Tier 5 Qty Cocaine
-Possession Drug Paraphernalia