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Police say big-time heroin dealer busted in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK, Maine — A Connecticut man who police say is responsible for trafficking large amounts of heroin into the Brunswick area was arrested Monday at a local motel. Angel Quinones, 20, of Greater Hartford, Conn., exact address unknown, was arrested at the Knight’s Inn motel on Pleasant Street at about ...
Production of meth, now easier and more portable, is growing in Maine
STANDISH, Maine — Already a dangerously accessible drug, experts say methamphetamines are easier to make than ever before, and because it can now be manufactured quickly and almost anywhere, specialized training to neutralize the toxic, explosive — and portable — chemicals is needed in Maine. “All the stuff you see ...
Three indicted in Houlton meth bust, endangering welfare of child
CARIBOU, Maine — Three southern Aroostook County residents nabbed by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency in January after allegedly trafficking in methamphetamine and endangering the welfare of a minor have been indicted by the grand jury. The indictments against Jammie Dickinson, 28, and Kyle Stewart, 25, both of Houlton, and ...
MDEA reports seizure of 6.5 pounds of bath salts related to Hermon arrests
HAMPDEN, Maine — A package from the country of China that contained 6.5 pounds of bath salts was confiscated last week at the U.S. Postal Service sorting facility in Hampden by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. The seizure is related to the arrest of four people in January in what ...
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Last defendant graduates from defunct Bangor drug court
BANGOR, Maine — Todd Robertson is the last of his kind. The 30-year-old restaurant worker is not the last person to be charged with drug trafficking in Penobscot County but he is the final defendant to graduate from its drug court. The Penobscot County Drug Court was shuttered by the ...
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2 charged with felony drug trafficking in Bangor
BANGOR, Maine — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency on Wednesday arrested a Bangor man and a man from New York on felony drug trafficking charges after a surveillance operation on Bolling Drive. Jeramie Schell, 35, of Bangor was charged with felony trafficking in oxycodone and unrelated arrest warrants, Darrell Crandall, ...
Ellsworth businessman resigns from Y board after drug arrest
ELLSWORTH, Maine — In the wake of his arrest last week on drug trafficking charges, a well-known local businessman is stepping down from his position as chairman of the local YMCA. Patrick C. Jordan, 43, president of local construction firm R.F. Jordan & Sons, was arrested June 20 after police ...
With Ormsby convicted of Amity murders, Robert Strout faces sentencing
HOULTON, Maine — Now that the state has secured a conviction against the 22-year-old who murdered three people in Amity almost two years ago, another man charged in connection with the crimes will be sentenced. Deputy Attorney General William Stokes, who helped convict Thayne Ormsby on three counts of murder ...
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Killing of NH police chief ‘hit very close to home’ for Maine officers
The convoy of Maine law enforcement officers stretched for four miles as more than 200 men and women in uniform left the state Thursday heading south for the funeral of a police chief shot and killed during a drug raid in his small New Hampshire town. The death of Greenland ...
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Pair accused of bringing cocaine from Massachusetts to the midcoast
on April 13, 2012, at 4:58 p.m.
WASHINGTON, Maine — Two men accused of importing cocaine and other drugs from Massachusetts and bringing them to Knox County were arrested Friday, according to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. Christopher Chaisson, 40, of Appleton and Michael McLellan, 26, of Rockland both were charged with importation of cocaine. Chaisson also ...
Bath salts confined to Rockland, Bangor; cocaine and pot still most-used drugs in Maine
ROCKLAND, Maine — While the dangerous synthetic drug known as bath salts has gained attention as it is used more frequently in Rockland and Bangor, cocaine and marijuana are still the most used drugs in Maine. The type of drugs that are the most used go in cycles, said Roy ...
Slaying of Florida firefighter in Maine puts focus on Interstate 95 drug running
The slaying of Florida firefighter Jerry Perdomo — who Maine State Police say was shot in the head over drugs and dumped in the woods of Newburgh last month by a man who owed him $3,000 — has put the spotlight on drug running along Interstate 95 between Florida and ...
MDEA app allows public to submit tips and more
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s newest crime fighting tool is now available for free download for Android or iPhone users. This smartphone application, or app, makes it easier to contact MDEA and share information with the the agency, MDEA officials announced Friday in a news release. The ...
Court sends drug case back to Aroostook County on confession issue
PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday reversed a Superior Court judge’s ruling on the suppression of a statement made by a defendant charged with drug trafficking in Aroostook County. In a 6-1 decision, justices said that Superior Court Justice E. Allen Hunter should reconsider his suppression ...
MDEA agents bust into suspected meth lab in Presque Isle
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Investigators with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency executed a search warrant at a U.S. Route 1 apartment Thursday afternoon after coming to suspect that methamphetamine was being manufactured there. Details still were emerging Thursday evening, but Darrell Crandall, an MDEA division commander, said agents arrived at ...
Suboxone use in Portland: A lifeline for recovering addicts or a new abuse problem?
PORTLAND, Maine — Law enforcement agents and drug users in Portland are saying street abuse of Suboxone, a prescription drug intended to help individuals become less dependent on opiates such as heroin, is a new counterculture fad in Maine’s largest city. But a top addiction rehabilitation doctor said Suboxone has ...
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New Brunswick man accused of supplying drugs to convicted Houlton trafficker
BRIDGEWATER, Maine — A Canadian man suspected of supplying drugs to a Houlton man already convicted of drug trafficking was captured by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency on Saturday afternoon. Darrell Crandall, the MDEA division commander, said Monday that Reginald Stockford, 39, of New Brunswick was stopped Saturday and held ...
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MDEA agents, Bangor police find $21,000 of drugs, baby in car
BANGOR, Maine — Local police and state drug agents recorded another big bust when a traffic stop Friday led to the discovery of $21,000 worth of illicit drugs, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said Monday. MDEA supervisor Brad Johnston said MDEA officals received tips that four people were smuggling and ...
Police: Monroe family ran ‘sophisticated’ pot operation from custom-built garage
MONROE, Maine — Police say that a Monroe family arrested Tuesday night for growing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of marijuana in their Swan Lake Avenue garage had one of the most sophisticated operations yet seen in Maine. “It was top-of-the-line everything,” Jim Pease of the Maine Drug Enforcement ...
14 more suspects charged in alleged Bangor cocaine ring
BANGOR, Maine — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said Thursday it has arrested and charged 14 people in connection with a Bangor-based cocaine ring. Four other people believed to have been involved were charged by federal drug agents on Wednesday. The charges stem from an investigation into the alleged cocaine-trafficking ...
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