Steven Braggs. Androscoggin County Jail photo

LEWISTON — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Lewiston police arrested a local man Tuesday on drug trafficking charges, according to an MDEA statement.

Steven Braggs, 36, was arrested Tuesday during a probation compliance check when officers found 100 grams of cocaine in his possession.

Braggs was charged with aggravated trafficking in schedule W drugs and taken to Androscoggin County Jail. He is being held on no bail due to a probation hold.

The probation compliance check stemmed from a September 2015 federal sentence in Massachusetts for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was on supervised release.

Following Braggs’ arrest at a Lewiston hotel, MDEA agents executed a search warrant at his residence at 114 Wellman St.

Agents discovered nearly two kilos of cocaine, trafficking materials and over $25,000 in suspected proceeds.

The street value of the cocaine is estimated at $100,000.

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