BIDDEFORD — Bail has been reduced for a Connecticut man suspected of trafficking heroin in multiple places in Biddeford.

A Biddeford woman accused of the same in connection with the crimes has been released from York County Jail, after both made their initial appearances before a judge in Springvale District Court on Wednesday.

Jail officials said this morning bail has been lowered from $50,000 to $25,000 for Marquis Haavon Hill, 31, of Waterbury, Connecticut, after he was arrested on a warrant for aggravated trafficking of Schedule W drugs.

Alexis Marissa Courtney Dennis, 23, of Biddeford was released Wednesday on $500 cash bail, which was reduced from $5,000 in court Wednesday.

Both were arrested for the crime, a Class A felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison, with fines upward of $50,000, on Tuesday.

Biddeford Police Chief Roger Beaupre said Wednesday an eight-month investigation involving the BPD’s Street Crimes Unit, with the assistance of the Criminal Investigation Division and the Maine Violent Offender Task Force, led to Hill’s and Dennis’ arrests.

The investigation revealed that Hill traveled from Connecticut and used multiple Biddeford residential locations to traffic heroin.

Beaupre said the charges are based on Hill’s and Dennis’ trafficking of heroin within 1,000 feet of multiple Designated Safe Zones in Biddeford, including Saint James Parish Hall, Saint James School, Liberty Park, Canopy Park and Williams Court Park.

Beaupre said the investigation into the trafficking case is still ongoing and additional arrests may be made.

— Staff Writer Alan Bennett can be contacted at 282-1535, ext. 329 or abennett@journaltribune.com.