Authorities say the operation was based in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and sold drugs in retail and allegedly wholesale quantities.
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Maine man charged in Alaska murder can name alternative suspects, judge rules
Steven Downs will be allowed to point the finger at three other men at trial.
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Waterville police seize $780,000 worth of fentanyl, cocaine in largest narcotics bust in city history
A Dominican Republic national was arrested and police Chief Joseph Massey said Wednesday that handguns, shotguns and $6,000 in cash also were confiscated from an apartment on College Avenue.
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Waterville woman set fires at downtown Colby College construction site, police say
Alisa Carey, 21, of Waterville, was arrested Monday night on arson charges after police found several fires at the construction site of Colby College’s Paul J. Schupf Art Center.
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Lewiston man stops brutal attack on woman along Route 302 in Bridgton
Daniel Valsecchi says he knew something did not look right as he was driving early Saturday.
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Dennis Dechaine seeks advanced DNA testing in 1988 Maine murder
Dechaine was convicted in Knox County Superior Court in 1989 for the brutal murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry in Bowdoin.
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Maine defense lawyers warn of crisis with poorly paying court-appointed cases
Criminal defense lawyers say they are underpaid and overworked when representing indigent defendants.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Three charged after Skowhegan search yields stolen firearms, fentanyl and other illicit drugs, police say
Those charged include Roger Lloyd Jr., 24, and Dakota Merril, 19, whose Skowhegan apartment was searched Wednesday, according to officials.
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Wilton man accused of trafficking suspected heroin and fentanyl
Shawn Lord was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for a traffic infraction late Dec. 2 in Wilton
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Anson woman convicted for role in drive-by shootings in Waterville area says man drugged her
Michelle N. Luce said she was forced to take drugs and confess to police she was the driver, by Dana S. Dasilva, who has already been sentenced in connection with the shootings.