WILTON — A local man accused of hiding four grams of fentanyl in the remote-control car he was operating near his home Tuesday is also charged with supplying heroin to a woman who overdosed on it Sunday, police said. Kyle D. Campbell, 29, was arrested Tuesday on a felony charge of aggravated trafficking in scheduled […]
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Why it takes so long to hire, train MDEA investigators
AUGUSTA — While Maine’s political leaders seem to have reached agreement on a plan to put more drug crimes investigators to work in Maine, it could be months before those agents hit the streets. In response to the rampant spread of heroin trafficking in Maine, Gov. Paul LePage and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers this […]
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Mayor Jonathan LaBonte focuses on high school, Chinese investors
AUBURN — Mayor Jonathan LaBonte said Wednesday that he plans to focus his third term on two key elements he sees as integral to improving the city’s economy and quality of life. LaBonte, who handily won re-election over challenger Peter Letourneau Tuesday, said finding a solution for Auburn’s worn-out Edward Little High School and ushering to […]
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Arrests may be connected with two weekend heroin overdose deaths
LEWISTON — Two men believed to be connected to heroin overdose deaths in Lewiston and Rangeley over the weekend were in court Wednesday. The men are also believed to be connected to a third heroin overdose in Mechanic Falls, but that person survived. Vincent Steed, 34, of Lewiston and Devin Webbert, 29, of the Bronx, […]
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3 Mexico residents charged with stealing firearm
MEXICO — Three local residents were arrested Monday morning on charges of stealing a firearm from a home, Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Tuesday afternoon. Hodsdon said a resident reported the firearm stolen at 2 a.m. “Officer Caroline Casey investigated the case and began gathering suspects very quickly,” Hodsdon said. “The victim said that a […]
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Lewiston couple sentenced in meth lab case
AUBURN — A couple who had been making methamphetamine in their Lewiston home pleaded guilty Thursday to related drug charges. Mark Theriault, 46, and Ethel Hallock, 52, of 212 Pond Road, pleaded guilty in Androscoggin County Superior Court to unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs, a Class B felony. That charge is punishable by up to […]
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Father, son charged in Carthage drug bust
CARTHAGE — A father and son were arrested Wednesday morning on drug-related charges after police searched homes on Winter Hill Road and Tainter Corner Road, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in a news release. Russell Smith, 51, of 40 Winter Hill Road was charged with unlawful trafficking in heroin and unlawful possession of […]
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Drug investigation leads to arrest of New York man in Auburn
AUBURN — Local and state police agencies reported the arrest of a New York man on drug charges Tuesday evening. Corey McCloud, 19, of Rochester, N.Y., was charged with trafficking in heroin and crack cocaine, according to a statement from Stephen McCausland, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman. On Tuesday, agents from the Western District Task Force […]
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‘It is a plague. It is merciless’: A son’s overdose, a mother’s plea for action
PORTLAND — She endured years of troubles, heartaches, courtrooms and counselors while trying to help her son regain a safe, sober life. Now Massachusetts resident Mary Gibson wants to spread a message about the horrors of heroin addiction. Her son, Andrew Gibson, 21, was found dead April 11 at his Cumberland Avenue apartment. “It is […]
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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 […]