PORTLAND — A Connecticut man and a Portland woman appeared in District Court today to face drug charges following their arrest at 240 Danforth St. earlier this week.
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Portland police arrested Joseph Ortiz, 19, of New London, Conn. and Lucia Lombardi, 22, of Portland on Tuesday. The pair were arrested at an apartment where nearby residents had complained about many people coming and going throughout the day and night, police said. The apartment is within 1,000 feet of Reiche Elementary School.
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Ortiz is charged with aggravated trafficking in cocaine. Lombardi is charged with possessing heroin, Suboxone and Clonazepam.
Police seized seven grams of crack cocaine, some heroin, the two prescription drugs and $895.
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