White powder in a folded napkin blew into the officer’s face during a traffic stop Monday, resulting in a dose of Narcan and a trip to Maine Med.
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Four arrested at Waterville motel in drug-related case
Learning that a man and woman who were not supposed to have contact with each other were in a motel room on Kennedy Memorial Drive early Tuesday, police knocked on the door and found them, another man and woman who were not to have contact with each other, and drugs.
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Maine Compass: Lawmakers should support drug law reform
The writer knows firsthand how a felony charge can ruin lives.
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Police seize 2 pounds of fentanyl from Portland man’s apartment
Hunter S. York was charged with aggravated drug trafficking and was being held on $100,000 bail at the Cumberland County Jail.
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Health groups propose statewide network of ‘low-barrier’ drug treatment clinics
The pilot proposal, which carries a price tag of $920,000, comes at a time when drug overdose deaths appear to be rising again despite efforts to tackle the problem.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Waterville police seize $40K of drugs during Wednesday evening apartment search
Officers arrested Mayo Anthony Jones, 44, following a two-month, multi-agency investigation.
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After dog sniffs out drugs at Bangor traffic stop, police find $130,000 worth of drugs at home
State police and drug enforcement agents charged three people in a vehicle stopped on Interstate 95 after a detection dog indicated drugs were in the vehicle.
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Somerset Sheriff’s Office charges 2 in Pittsfield drug bust
Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said Wednesday that a Pittsfield couple was charged with possession of scheduled drugs after a drug bust Tuesday.
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New York man sentenced for conspiring to distribute drugs in central Maine
Jamie “Booger” Betances, of Rochester, N.Y., was sentenced to 126 months in prison and three years of supervised release by Judge John A. Woodcock.
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Former Rangeley man sentenced in drug trafficking case
Ross Thompson, formerly of Rangeley, was sentenced to time served and three years of supervised release by Judge Nancy Torresen on Monday after he pleaded guilty to the charges in March 2019.