OXFORD — Acting on a report from the Oxford Casino Hotel of suspicious activity, Oxford police Officer Brand Correia and Sgt. Zachary Bisson levied drug charges on four men July 24. A bag, left in the parking lot, first caught the attention of hotel security. Police arrived, were directed to a certain room and the […]
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Meth production seems to drop in Maine after rising arrests
BANGOR (AP) — Maine drug enforcement officials say the state saw fewer than half as many reports of meth production this year as last year’s record high. The Bangor Daily News reports law enforcement officers and drug treatment counselors warn the drop doesn’t necessarily mean supply or demand of the addictive stimulant has dropped. Methamphetamine […]
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Madawaska couple arrested after huge meth lab discovered
MADAWSKA (AP) — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says it busted one of the largest meth labs the agency has ever encountered. Drug agents wearing protective suits and breathing equipment raided the Aroostook County home of Carl Thibeault and his wife, Casie, on Wednesday. Agents say they seized a large quantity of methamphetamine and more […]
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Police: Woman in labor demanded an injection of heroin, meth
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire say a woman in labor demanded to be injected with heroin and methamphetamine before 911 could be called. Police in Concord arrested 29-year-old Felicia Farruggia this week, about six months after her son was born. The state has custody of him. Police also arrested 37-year-old Rhianna Frenette, […]
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Maine sets annual record for meth busts in 6 months
PORTLAND — Heroin and fentanyl overdoses continue to grab headlines, but methamphetamine is still a problem for law enforcement in Maine. The Maine Department of Public Safety on Tuesday advised caution against picking up bottles alongside roads and at outdoor sites after a record number of responses to methamphetamine manufacturing. Public Safety Commissioner John Morris […]
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Former New Sharon woman sentenced in drug, theft cases
FARMINGTON — A former New Sharon woman was sentenced Friday to serve five months of a five-year prison sentence and to be on probation for three years in a methamphetamine manufacturing case. Tabatha Schoubroek, 30, of Steep Falls pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge of trafficking in methamphetamine and misdemeanor charges of endangering the welfare […]
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Two held on meth charges in Oxford
OXFORD — Police said Thursday that one of two homeless men arrested Wednesday following a routine traffic stop is a suspect in a statewide conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine. Charles McNeice, 46, was driving without a valid license and had been released on bail for a felony theft charge from York County, according to a news release […]
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Vienna woman pleads guilty in meth manufacturing case
FARMINGTON — The last of four defendants in a methamphetamine manufacturing operation on Rangeley Road in Phillips pleaded guilty Wednesday, according to court documents. Kimberly Webber, 25, of Vienna pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy to commit trafficking in scheduled drugs. A felony charge of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs was dismissed in […]
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Chesterville man sentenced to nine years in prison for meth operation
FARMINGTON — A Chesterville man was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison, with all but 18 months suspended, for his part in a methamphetamine manufacturing operation, according to Franklin County Superior Court documents. Jason Fowler, 40, will be on probation for three years after his release from prison. He pleaded guilty to a felony […]
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Four people indicted in connection to Phillips meth operation
FARMINGTON — Four people were indicted Wednesday by a Franklin County grand jury on a charge stemming from a methamphetamine operation in Phillips that was broken up July 15. Jason Fowler, 40, of Chesterville, Michael Halle, 45, and Erin Smith, 43, both of Phillips, and Kimberly Webber, 25, of Vienna were each indicted on one […]