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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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
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.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
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.
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Report of disorderly conduct at Augusta apartment leads to drug charges
Police charged five people with drug offenses and arrested another on a warrant at a Washington Street apartment.
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Poliquin to host town hall-style meeting in Auburn on opioid epidemic
The gathering will be held Tuesday evening at Central Maine Community College.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine has second-highest rate of babies born addicted to opioids
The federal CDC says the rate was 30.4 of every 1,000 births in 2012, double what it was in 2008.
Posted inNation & World, News
New drug turning up in heroin epidemic: Elephant sedative
Carfentanil is thought to be similar in strength to a painkiller known as W-18, which has shown up in heroin in Philadelphia, New England and Canada.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine needs immunity law to help stem overdose deaths
Drug users won’t call for help if they’ll be arrested when they come to someone’s aid.