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Published
December 15, 2021

Waterville police seize $780,000 worth of fentanyl, cocaine in largest narcotics bust in city history

A Dominican Republic national was arrested and police Chief Joseph Massey said Wednesday that handguns, shotguns and $6,000 in cash also were confiscated from an apartment on College Avenue.
Published
November 11, 2021

Federal agents charge 13 people in New England drug trafficking pipeline

The crackdown targeted a Massachusetts-based gang that moved drugs and counterfeit pills into Maine and New Hampshire.
Published
October 27, 2021

Federal officials say pot conspiracy involved police, prosecutor and town official

The U.S. Attorney's Office alleges the group based in Farmington made millions growing and selling marijuana in violation of the state's medical marijuana laws.
Published
March 16, 2021

South Portland man arrested, charged with trafficking fentanyl, crack cocaine

The Maine DEA says the arrest of Moses L. Oreste stems from an investigation that began in November into a group that bought fentanyl and crack and brought it back to the state to sell.
Published
January 18, 2020

Arundel man nabbed with 15 pounds of pot in New Hampshire, police say

Joshua Poissant. 32, is charged with drug dealing.
Published
November 5, 2019

Four arrested during Friday morning drug bust in Waterville

Inside the apartment at 24 1/2 Gold Street, police found 4.3 grams of Fentanyl, 5.3 grams of crack cocaine, more than two pounds of marijuana and approximately $1,000 in cash.
Published
November 4, 2019

U.S. Attorney for Maine warning public about dangerous counterfeit pills

Based on a sampling of tablets seized nationwide between January and March of 2019, the DEA found that 27% contained potentially lethal doses of fentanyl.
Published
September 26, 2019

Drug-debt shakedown led to shooting of Naples man, police say

Nathaniel Croteau, 39, was abducted briefly by 2 men, stripped naked and shot as he fled into woods in Casco, police said.
Published
September 17, 2019

Wilton man gets nine years on fentanyl charge

A 55-year-old Wilton man was sentenced to nine years in prison and four years of supervised release Monday afternoon on a felony charge of conspiracy to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl.
Published
August 23, 2019

New York men plead guilty to conspiring to sell drugs in Portland

A Portland man also pleaded guilty in connection with the plan to distribute heroin in Portland and Lewiston.