FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – FWPD officials say that two men are facing multiple drug-related charges after a “lengthy investigation” by the Fort Wayne Police Department’s Vice & Narcotics Division (FWPD).
According to police, the Vice & Narcotics Division executed a search warrant for a house on Villa Park Court after getting a tip that Jacob S. Hoffman, 23, had reportedly been selling “large quantities” of counterfeit M30 pills that contained fentanyl.
Detectives also conducted hours of surveillance and reportedly purchased fentanyl pills from Hoffman and 27-year-old Daylon M. Rowe.
According to the FWPD, both men were stopped prior to serving the search warrant, and police reportedly found nearly $2,000 in cash, 2.9 grams of marijuana, and 24.4 grams of counterfeit M30 pills containing fentanyl.
The Fort Wayne Police Department released the following:
Upon the conclusion of a lengthy investigation, Fort Wayne Police Department’s Vice & Narcotics Division served a search warrant at 529 Villa Park Ct. We had information that Jacob Hoffman was dealing large quantities of counterfeit M30 pills that contained Fentanyl. A warrant was secured after Detectives conducted numerous hours of surveillance and purchased Fentanyl pills from both suspects.
Felony Arrest or Other Complaint
DATE: January 17tht, 2023 TIME: 1:20 P.M.
SUSPECT #1: Jacob S. Hoffman, M/W/23, D.O.B. 02/09/1999
ADDRESS: 529 Villa Park Ct., Fort Wayne, IN 46808
CHARGE: 6 counts of Dealing Cocaine or Other Narcotic Drug (Level 2)
Serious Violent Felon in Possession of a Firearm (Level 4)
Possession of Cocaine or Other Narcotic Drug (Level 3)
SUSPECT #2: Daylon M. Rowe, M/W/39, D.O.B. 11/22/1995
ADDRESS: 529 Villa Park Ct., Fort Wayne, IN 46808
CHARGE: 2 Counts of Dealing Cocaine or Other Narcotic Drug (Level 2)
LOCATION
OF INCIDENT: 529 Villa Park Ct., Fort Wayne, IN 46808
TYPE OF
INCIDENT: Narcotics Investigation