Man stopped for speeding had stocked up on drugs, police say

The vehicle that state police described finding on Monday resembled a sort of illicit drugstore on wheels. 

A 31-year-old Dover man was arrested after police pulled him over for speeding and found heroin, LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, marijuana, cocaine and THC-infused snacks, police said. 

Jeffrey M. Helm Jr. was driving on East Lebanon Road (Del. 10) near South State Street at 6:25 p.m., and a trooper stopped him for speeding, said Master Cpl. Michael Austin of Delaware State Police. 

Helm did not provide proof of insurance once stopped, and the officer began to smell marijuana, Austin said. 

The officer searched the car, and found the following, police said:

• 1.35 grams of heroin
• 409 doses of LSD
• 70.06 grams of psilocybin mushrooms
• 375.16 grams of marijuana
• 2.6 grams of cocaine
• 72.4 grams of THC infused cookies
• 105.48 grams of butane honey oils
• 375 milligrams of “cheese hits” (marijuana-infused cheese snacks)
• 26 grams of resin oils in multiple glass containers
• 49 THC cartridges

He was taken into custody and charged with five counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of controlled substance in a tier 1 quantity, possession of controlled substance in a tier 4 quantity, possession of controlled substance in a tier 5 quantity, possession of controlled substance in a tier 1 quantity with aggravating factor, possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding and no proof of insurance. 

After his arraignment, Helm was released on $56,851 unsecured bail. 

Contact Josephine Peterson at (302) 324-2856 or jhpeterson@delawareonline.com. Follow her on Twitter at @jopeterson93.