The New York-based Bully Gang allegedly distributed large quantities of crack cocaine, heroin and fentanyl from New York to Maine from 2017 to 2020.
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Advocates urge Portland to reconsider needle exchange policy
The city allows clients to receive only the same number of clean needles as the used needles they turn in, unless they qualify for an exemption.
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Maine employers ease off testing as cannabis sales soar
Large employers such as Bath Iron Works and MaineHealth no longer test workers for the active ingredient in marijuana unless safety needs or federal rules require it.
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Maine recovery coalition makes decriminalizing drug possession a legislative priority
Rep. Anne Perry, a Democrat from Calais, is sponsoring a bill to make possession a civil offense, not a crime.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
One man arrested on drug charges after Somerset Sheriff’s raid in Concord Township
Juan Nunez, 37, formerly of New Jersey, was arrested and taken to Somerset County Jail after the raid, which was conducted around 4:05 a.m. Wednesday in a trailer at Concord Trailer Park.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Former Waterville pot store owner pleads guilty in federal drug, firearms case
Daniel Hall, 32, distributed cocaine and marijuana last year to a confidential informant at his then-medical marijuana store, Green Thumb Organics, in Waterville, according to court records.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Push to relax drug laws gains big victories on state ballots
Five more states legalized marijuana for adults and voters made Oregon the first state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of street drugs such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Politics
Waterville Police say department’s Operation HOPE has helped more than 200 people
On Wednesday, Sara Gideon, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives who is running against incumbent U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, met with Waterville Police to discuss the program that helps find treatment for people addicted to opioids.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Three arrested in Skowhegan drug bust, alligator confiscated
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department arrests woman and two men and seizes about $12,000 worth of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, crack cocaine, and a live, 2-foot-long alligator.
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Maine wardens patrolling for intoxicated boaters over holiday weekend
The Maine Warden Service and partner agencies will try to reduce the number of alcohol- and drug-related incidents and fatalities as boat traffic increases.