PORTLAND – A Lewiston man on Thursday was sent to prison for nine years for dealing crack cocaine and bath salts across Androscoggin County.

Akylle Murchison, 24, was convicted in U.S. District Court of conspiracy to distribute crack and possession with intent to distribute bath salts. He pleaded guilty in May 2015.

According to court records, between 2011 and 2014 Murchison and others obtained cocaine and crack cocaine in Massachusetts and brought them to Maine for distribution in Androscoggin County.

On July 23, 2014, police and drug agents executed a search warrant at a residence in Lewiston. Murchison fled out the back door when police entered, according to court records. Police seized bath salts and over $53,000 in drug proceeds during the search, investigators said.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, the Maine State Police, the Auburn and Lewiston police departments, and the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office.