Authorities seized nearly 4 pounds of suspected fentanyl and $13,000 in drug proceeds that were part of an effort to distribute the drug in Somerset, Penobscot, Hancock and Washington counties, authorities said.
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Pittston felon caught with meth and guns pleads guilty to trafficking
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agents arranged to buy drugs from another man whom they pulled over in a car driven by Tyrel Cox in 2020.
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Maine Supreme Court hears argument that police stop of drug-furnishing New York man was unjustified
A lawyer for Timothy Barclift argued, on appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, that police stopped the New York man primarily because of an anonymous tip he traveled by bus frequently and paid with cash.
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Vehicle stop in Skowhegan results in drug bust, police say
Jonathan Charron, 34, of Madison, is charged with aggravated trafficking in a scheduled W drug, possession of a scheduled W drug and violation of conditions of release.
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Somerset County Sheriff’s Office: $4,000 worth of drugs and drug paraphernalia seized in Skowhegan search
Police seized a variety of illegal substances during a Skowhegan drug bust Wednesday, according to a news release from the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Skowhegan couple charged after fentanyl, cocaine found in SUV, police say
The estimated street value of the drugs was about $60,000, according to police.
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Investigation into death of Oakland toddler leads to $700,000 drug seizure
The mother of the child, 21-year-old Ashley Malloy, called 911 Nov. 2 to say her boy was suffering from a medical emergency, authorities said.
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Augusta man, 3 New Yorkers charged with drug trafficking
City, county and state law enforcement officers execute search warrant Tuesday afternoon on Boothby Street in Augusta.
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More than $120,000 worth of fentanyl seized in Oakland drug bust
The fentanyl weighed approximately 1.4 pounds, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said.
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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.