A retired Maine state trooper has been arrested and charged with dealing drugs.
Jeffrey Linscott, 51, of Buxton, was arrested late Wednesday night after state drug agents said they intercepted him delivering fentanyl to a customer in the parking lot of the Gorham Hannaford store.
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said they seized several grams of what they suspect to be fentanyl, packaging materials, scales and $1,000 of suspected drug proceeds from Linscott.
Linscott, who was a state trooper for 22 years and retired in November 2010, has been under investigation along with others suspected of dealing heroin, fentanyl and cocaine in Cumberland County, the MDEA said. Agents said they also made several undercover purchases of drugs from Linscott.
Lincscott was taken to the Cumberland County Jail after his arrest and bail was set at $50,000 and he is expected to make his initial court appearance Thursday.
Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said more arrests in connection with the case are expected.
Jeffrey Linscott (Cumberland County Jail photo)
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