AUGUSTA — A judge set bail on Monday at $50,000 for a New Yorker facing drug trafficking and criminal speeding charges.

Kervin Castillo, 22, of Bronx, New York, was arrested on Interstate 95 Friday afternoon after a trooper reported clocking Castillo’s vehicle traveling 110 miles per hour in a 70 mph zone in Sidney.

Later, during a search of Castillo, officers reported finding 100 30-mg oxycodone pills in a body cavity, according to an affidavit by Maine State Trooper Joseph Parker.

Castillo was out on bail conditions from Penobscot County, Parker noted.

Castillo, who is being held at the Kennebec County jail, made an initial court appearance Monday via video link with the Capital Judicial Center.

He was charged with motor vehicle speeding 30-plus mph over the limit, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and violating conditions of release.

Castillo previously was arrested by Maine Drug Enforcement Agency investigators in late October as he disembarked from a bus in Hermon and was charged with trafficking in crack cocaine.

At the time, Maine State Police said Castillo had 41 grams of crack cocaine base valued at more than $6,000 on him.


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