Waterville pair arrested after more than $100,000 of fentanyl, crack found in hotel room, police say

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Published
December 1, 2021

Waterville pair arrested after more than $100,000 of fentanyl, crack found in hotel room, police say

Police say Alexander Rizza III, 33, and Kayley Orcutt, 28, possessed illicit drugs with a street value of more than $100,000.
Published
October 14, 2021

Four arrested after searches of Fairfield house turn up drugs, explosive device, police say

Officers arrest Derek Poirier, 40, on Sunday at his Winter Street house. A day later, police searched the house again and arrested another three suspects.
Published
August 25, 2021

Emergency workers revive drug overdose victim along Waterville road amid uptick in cases

Waterville Fire Chief Shawn Esler said emergency workers have administered 18 doses of Narcan to overdose victims this year so far, whereas last year, they administered a total of 13 for the total year.
Published
April 15, 2021

Bath, Brunswick police gain new tool to reduce fentanyl overdoses

Police and health officials hope making fentanyl test strips available will reduce the number of drug overdoses caused by the powerful opioid.
Published
March 19, 2021

More than $120,000 worth of fentanyl seized in Oakland drug bust

The fentanyl weighed approximately 1.4 pounds, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said.
Published
March 2, 2021

Forty-nine people charged in connection with New York-Maine drug network

The New York-based Bully Gang allegedly distributed large quantities of crack cocaine, heroin and fentanyl from New York to Maine from 2017 to 2020.
Published
February 14, 2021

Maine employers ease off testing as cannabis sales soar

Large employers such as Bath Iron Works and MaineHealth no longer test workers for the active ingredient in marijuana unless safety needs or federal rules require it.
Published
January 27, 2021

One man arrested on drug charges after Somerset Sheriff’s raid in Concord Township

Juan Nunez, 37, formerly of New Jersey, was arrested and taken to Somerset County Jail after the raid, which was conducted around 4:05 a.m. Wednesday in a trailer at Concord Trailer Park.
Published
July 15, 2020

Three arrested in Skowhegan drug bust, alligator confiscated

The Somerset County Sheriff's Department arrests woman and two men and seizes about $12,000 worth of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, crack cocaine, and a live, 2-foot-long alligator.
Published
July 2, 2020

Maine wardens patrolling for intoxicated boaters over holiday weekend

The Maine Warden Service and partner agencies will try to reduce the number of alcohol- and drug-related incidents and fatalities as boat traffic increases.