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.
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Skowhegan man arrested on drug charges after search of home, vehicle
Jason Keaten, 39, is in Somerset County Jail after law enforcement officials searched his home early Wednesday on Hilltop Drive, seizing Fentanyl, drug paraphernalia and cash, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
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Boom in overdose-reversing drug is linked to fewer deaths
The United States is in the midst of the deadliest drug overdose epidemic in its history.
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Gov. Mills signs 4 bills to reduce medication prices, including buying from Canada
One new law – subject to federal approval – would let Maine act as a wholesaler to import prescription drugs from Canada.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Police seize more than 50 pounds of opioids, cocaine in Massachusetts
Fourteen people are arrested in a takedown of a major opioid trafficking operation that sold drugs throughout the Northeast.