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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sanford police seize cocaine, crack worth $16,000
Three Massachusetts men arrested during the vehicle stop are facing drug trafficking charges.
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Man, woman charged with selling meth in Biddeford
Police seize drugs worth about $10,000 and a loaded handgun during the arrest and search.
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Portland police charge pair with drug trafficking
PORTLAND — Police arrested two men on Oxford Street after an investigation into drug trafficking at 259 Oxford St. According to a Police Department press release, police and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency on July 9 arrested Kevin A. Stichel, 30, of New York and Orbina E. Turner, 46, of New Jersey. Stichel was charged […]
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Former Maine lawmaker faces charges of fraudulently obtaining hunting licenses
Jeff Pierce, a Republican from Dresden, is charged with failing to disclose he had a felony conviction when buying hunting licenses in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
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Aroostook County woman makes her case for medication-assisted treatment in jail
Brenda Smith hasn’t had a relapse for five years but says she fears that stopping her medication could affect her long-term recovery from opioid use disorder.
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Sanford man awaiting trial in kidnapping is accused of selling prison contraband
Dylan Austin is being held at the York County Jail on kidnapping, terrorizing and assault charges stemming from a 2018 incident in which another Sanford man was stabbed and beaten with a pipe.