Teen, child find more than 14K bags of fentanyl in woods in Delaware

An investigation is underway after a teenager and a child found more than 14,000 bags of fentanyl inside two grocery bags in the woods in New Castle County, Delaware.

The teen and child were walking through the woods off Miles Road in New Castle County’s Radnor Green neighborhood on Sunday, April 12, around 5:30 p.m. when they discovered two grocery bags. Believing the bags contained illegal drugs, the teen and child returned to their home and alerted a family member. That family member then contacted New Castle County Police.

Police responded to the scene and transported the bags to New Castle County Police headquarters. Testing confirmed a total of 14,088 bags of fentanyl were inside two large packages, commonly referred to as “bricks,” investigators said.

Anyone with information on the drugs and who they belong to should call the New Castle County Division of Police at 302-573-2800 or dial 911.