Authorities say drug particles may have become airborne when officers fired stun grenades into the apartment while serving a search warrant.
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Stabbing in Chelsea leads to six arrests, discovery of heroin
Four Maine residents, including the victim, and two New Yorkers are charged with a variety of offenses, and Maine State Police confiscate heroin, marijuana, money and drug paraphernalia.
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Man dies on Old Port sidewalk of possible overdose
Police say the cause of the 29-year-old man’s death is pending toxicology tests, but friends say they believed he had taken heroin.
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Police say heroin laced with lethal synthetic drug may be circulating in Sanford area
They issue an alert about the danger of W-18, which can cause near-instant death, in hopes of avoiding an overdose ‘disaster.’
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Fentanyl suspected in 2 fatalities in Belfast
Police say there are ‘strong indications’ the deaths of two men were caused by the ‘particularly potent’ drug.
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Sanford man charged with heroin trafficking
Brian Vance, 27, was arrested Thursday and charged in connection with previous arrest warrants and as a result of a search.
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Hampden man charged with trafficking over 1,000 bags of heroin
Peter James Tardiff, 30, had been taken into custody on a prior arrest warrant when the heroin was found.
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Gov. LePage stands by racially charged statements about drug dealers coming to Maine
In a Blaine House interview, he says ‘it’s not a matter of race, it’s a matter of fact’ that most dealers, who come from out of state, are black or Hispanic.
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Portland man arrested after police dog finds heroin in car
A state trooper found suspected heroin and two pipes in a car driven by Erik Ross.
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Maine Voices: Good Samaritan law, safe injection sites would help cut opiate overdose deaths
At issue is whether we want to help people who suffer from a diagnosable and treatable illness.