A confidential informant ordered drugs from one of his co-conspirators, leading investigators to Daniel Pallis, 29.
Maine Crime
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Three men arrested in Augusta motel on drug trafficking charges
Drug enforcement agents say two men from New York have been selling drugs from two motels.
Accidental shooting of officer probed at Maine police academy
Matthew Morrison, 33, of Mars Hill, was shot and wounded Monday night by another officer in a vehicle parked outside the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro.
‘48 Hours’ to air episode tonight on murder of Belfast’s Sonny Grotton
The U.S. Navy petty officer was killed outside his home in 1983.
Suspect tried to stash drug bag in woods after Shapleigh crash, police say
State troopers with tracking dogs find the large duffel bag full of drugs, including heroin, about a mile into the woods.
State denies wrongdoing in Sanborn murder case, seeks dismissal of claims
The response is the first extensive answer to wide-ranging claims by Anthony Sanborn’s attorney that police and prosecutors colluded to wrongfully convict him of a 1989 murder.
Police investigate death of woman found in burned car in Orrington
The body was found early Sunday, after a passer-by saw the car engulfed in flames.
Peaceful resolution as Brunswick man smashes, shoots up his home
Police say the man suffers from dementia and was taken to a local hospital.
Suspected arson of cars investigated in Skowhegan
Five cars were burned and five more vandalized early Monday on Family Circle.
Six people charged Friday in Skowhegan drug raid
Heroin, crack cocaine, cash and alleged trafficking documentation seized by police.