WILMINGTON, DE – A months-long multi-agency drug investigation led to the arrest of two women after Delaware State Police seized more than a pound of methamphetamine in New Castle County.
According to the Delaware State Police, 26-year-old Jamiyah Dennis of Boothwyn, Pennsylvania, and 19-year-old Kaliyah Barnes of Newark, Delaware, were taken into custody on September 8, 2025, following an undercover operation by Troop 2’s Drug Task Force.
The investigation began several months ago, with assistance from the Troop 2 Governor’s Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations – Wilmington, and the Delaware County Narcotics Unit. During that time, Dennis sold investigators approximately 310 grams of methamphetamine. Detectives obtained a warrant for her arrest on September 4, 2025.
On September 8, investigators located Dennis in the 100 block of West 41st Street in Wilmington. She arrived on foot carrying a large plastic bag believed to contain narcotics, after being dropped off by Barnes in a Chevrolet Traverse. As troopers approached, Dennis attempted to flee on foot and resisted arrest before being taken into custody. Authorities say she later kicked a trooper while attempting to escape from the patrol vehicle…