GORHAM — Retired Maine State Trooper Jeffrey  Linscott, charged with felony counts of selling cocaine and fentanyl following his arrest in a Gorham supermarket parking lot on Wednesday night remained at Cumberland County Jail Thursday afternoon, held in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said Linscott, 51, of Buxton, was arrested after agents intercepted him delivering suspected fentanyl to a customer in a parking lot of the Hannaford supermarket in Gorham.

“Several grams of suspected fentanyl, packaging materials, scales and $1,000 of suspected drug proceeds were seized from Linscott,” said McCausland in a news release. 

The investigation is continuing and additional arrests are expected.

McCausland said agents had been investigating Linscott and others associated with him for allegedly selling heroin, fentanyl and cocaine throughout Cumberland County for the past two months. McCausland said drug agents made several undercover purchases of drugs from Linscott.

Linscott is a 22-year veteran of the Maine State Police who once patrolled with Troop A in York County. He retired in 2010.

He was scheduled to make a first court appearance today at Cumberland County Superior Court. 

Linscott was charged with Class A felony aggravated trafficking in fentanyl, two counts of Class B felony trafficking in fentanyl and cocaine and Class C felony unlawful possession of suspected fentanyl.

MDEA agents from the Cumberland District Task Force and Gorham Police arrested Linscott around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday and took him to Cumberland County Jail.

— Senior Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 324-4444 (local call in Sanford) or 282-1535, ext. 327 or twells@journaltribune.com.