TASK FORCE ARRESTS CARLO MUNOZ-BARRETO FOLLOWING PROBATION & PAROLE SEARCH

Blades, DE - The Delaware State Police have arrested 46-year-old Carlo Munoz-Barreto of Blades, Delaware, on several gun and drug charges following an investigation that began on Thursday morning.

Probation & Parole requested the assistance of Sussex County Governor's Task Force on June 13, 2024, at around 11:37 a.m., while they carried out an administrative search at probationer Carlo Munoz-Barreto's residence on East Third Street in Blades. During the search of the residence, probation officers located the following:

• Stolen 9mm handgun
• Assorted handgun ammunition
• Approximately 43.31 grams of cocaine
• Approximately 0.455 grams of heroin
• 45 Gabapentin pills
• 18 Tramadol pills
• Digital scales and drug paraphernalia
• $814.00

Munoz-Barreto was taken to Troop 4, where he was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 3, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $120,500 cash bond.

• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
• Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony)
• Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony)
• Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (Felony) - 4 counts
• Receiving a Stolen Firearm (Felony)
• Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Felony)
• Possession with Intent to Deliver a Counterfeit Controlled Substance (Felony)
• Possession of a Prescription Drug without a Prescription (Felony)
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia - 2 counts