According to Maine State Police, Trooper Matt Williams, a member of Troop G, stopped a Honda sedan northbound on the turnpike just south of Ogunquit.
While conducting the traffic stop, he requested the assistance of a drug detection canine.
Maine State Police Sgt. Kevin Rooney and Trooper Jodell Wilkinson, who is a member of the Turnpike/Pro-Active Criminal Enforcement Team and her narcotics detection dog, Pinny, arrived at the scene and the dog alerted troopers to the presence of illegal narcotics in the vehicle.
A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of 100 grams of crack cocaine and 50 grams of heroin.
Troopers arrested Shavod McCrea, 27, and Rasheed Ahmad, 39, both from the Bronx, New York, and charged them with two counts each of aggravated trafficking in scheduled Class A drugs.
Ahmad’s bail was set at $50,000 and McCrea’s bail was set at $100,000 because of his prior criminal history.
Both men are currently being held at the York County Jail in Alfred.
— Executive Editor Ed Pierce can be reached at 282-1535 ext. 326 or by email at editor@journaltribune.com.
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