RUMFORD — Nine people were arrested in Rumford and Mexico on Monday evening in a drug sweep that netted cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and $20,000 cash, police said. The coordinated operationg by Maine Drug Enforcement agents and state, county and local police was part of a monthlong investigation into drug trafficking by local and out-of-state residents. […]
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Lewiston man denies drug charges
LEWISTON — A local man denied charges Monday of selling crack cocaine last winter. Sharod Nunes, 39, of 125 College St. entered not guilty pleas in 8th District Court to two counts of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, both Class A felonies, each punishable by up to 30 years in prison. According to an indictment […]
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Lewiston man charged with crack sales
LEWISTON — A local man was arrested early Friday morning and charged with trafficking crack cocaine. Two police officers who investigated a disturbance at 78 Maple St. discovered a “significant amount” of illegal drugs were at the residence and seized them, according to the department’s Facebook page. Omar Abdullahi Omar, 41, was arrested and charged […]
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Lisbon man to serve 2 years for crack, heroin
AUBURN — A Lisbon man who tried to smuggle heroin into jail was sentenced Tuesday to serve two years in prison on related charges. Damien M. Brown, 40, of 333 Lisbon St. pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felonies: unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, each punishable by up to 10 […]
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Police seize crack and heroin in Oxford Casino bust
OXFORD — Police say a man and woman from Southern Maine were caught with cocaine and heroin after Oxford Casino security officers witnessed them using drugs inside a car early Monday morning. The Oxford Police Department charged Daniel Lydon, 37, of South Portland, with two counts of felony unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs. Also charged was […]
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Heroin and crack: New York man sentenced to 21 years
PORTLAND – A New York man was sentenced to more than two decades in prison Wednesday for trafficking crack cocaine and heroin in Lewiston. James Winbrone, 32, of Brooklyn was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 21 years in prison and six years of supervised release for distributing crack cocaine and for possessing heroin with […]
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Rumford woman charged with drug possession after short chase in Auburn
AUBURN — State police said a Rumford woman was arrested early Sunday following a short chase along Route 4 from Turner to Auburn. Elsa Konopka, 23, was charged with possession of crack cocaine, failing to stop for an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia and operating without a license. According to a written statement from state […]
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Three arrested on crack, heroin charges in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Three people were arrested late Thursday night and charged with trafficking in heroin and crack cocaine. According to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, the men charged are: * Corinthian Wright, 31, of Long Island, N.Y., charged with unlawful aggravated trafficking in crack cocaine and heroin. He was transported to the Androscoggin County Jail […]
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Sanford, Maine men arrested for trafficking in heroin, crack cocaine
SANFORD — Two Sanford men have been arrested for distributing heroin and crack cocaine throughout Maine’s York County. Police announced Monday that 32-year-old Tommy Lord and 47-year-old Todd Blanchette were charged with aggravated trafficking in drugs. The two men are being held at York County Jail on $50,000 bail each and are scheduled to appear […]
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Troopers find marijuana, crack during I-95 traffic stop
OAKFIELD — A routine traffic stop resulted in the discovery of about two pounds of marijuana and more than four ounces of crack cocaine, Maine State Police reported Saturday. A Presque Isle man was arrested on drug charges, and the driver of the vehicle was charged with violating a motor vehicle law. Robert Van Houten, […]