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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Vaping devices, cartridges accepted at Drug Take Back Day
Collections sites Saturday can be found online at deatakeback.com.
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Biddeford man charged with trafficking crack cocaine
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says it arrested 65-year-old Reginald Gilbert following a 2-month investigation into the sale of crack cocaine near a school zone.
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Maine DEA introduces phone app to leave anonymous drug tips
The Maine Drug Enforcement agency on Thursday introduced a phone app it says will make it easier for people to report suspected drug activity. The app, created by developer tip411, will also allow MDEA agents to interact with those posting tips. “The new Maine DEA app enables the public to share an anonymous tip with […]
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Former Maine woman to serve four years for dealing heroin
PARIS — A former Maine woman identified by officials as the “financial officer” in the largest drug investigation in Oxford County history has been sentenced to serve four years of a six-year prison sentence. Briana Thayer, 29, of Bean Station, Tennessee, was sentenced in Oxford County Superior Court on Jan. 8, more than five years […]
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DEA agent now private security consultant for cannabis growers
As a drug enforcement agent, Scott Durst spent three decades trying to put illegal drug dealers in jail, both in Maine and abroad. Now the retired police officer is making a second career for himself as a private security consultant for Maine’s legal cannabis growers, transporting cash between five state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries and the […]
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Three charged after East Dixfield drug bust
EAST DIXFIELD — Police raided a home on Rollins Ridge Road early Thursday morning, arresting three and reportedly seizing more than 80 grams of crack cocaine. Jody Welch, the 41-year-old owner of the home, was arrested on a charge of aggravated drug trafficking. Renee Speranza, 26, and Adam Turner, 34, both of Peru, were arrested […]
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Mexico pair arrested 2nd time in 3 months in drug trafficking bust
MEXICO — A local man and woman were arrested Friday for the second time in less than three months for dealing cocaine, according to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. Randy Aron, 40, and Jessica Pare, 40, were each charged with Class A aggravated trafficking of cocaine base and violating their conditions of release, MDEA Commander […]
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Two plead not guilty to heroin trafficking
PARIS — Two men accused of dealing heroin pleaded not guilty to a litany of charges Friday morning at Oxford County Superior Court. Joseph “Rasta” Kabamba, 21, of Mexico, and Bilal “B” Mohammed, 25, of Portland were arrested Sept. 23 and charged with two counts each of unlawful trafficking in heroin and three counts each […]
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Auburn man sentenced for possessing cocaine
PORTLAND — An Auburn man was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court for possessing cocaine with the intent to distributing it, according to attorney Richard W. Murphy. Derrick Favreau, 33, was sentenced to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release, and was fined $5,000. Favreau pleaded guilty July 26, 2016. Law enforcement officers […]