PARIS — A West Paris man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 months in prison for selling heroin. Richard Labay, 39, was one of 15 people arrested in 2015 in what officials called the largest drug investigation in Oxford County history. He pleaded guilty in September to felony conspiracy to commit trafficking in scheduled drugs. Active-Retired […]
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Motion to amend bail denied for Buckfield man charged with heroin trafficking
PARIS — An Oxford County Superior Court judge denied a motion Tuesday to lower the bail of a Buckfield man charged with trafficking heroin. Dana Ingerson, 30, was one of 15 people arrested in 2015 in what officials called the largest drug investigation in Oxford County history. He was charged with Class A aggravated trafficking […]
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Farmington man to be sentenced in heroin case
FARMINGTON — A local man pleaded guilty Monday to selling heroin in January. The state dismissed a count of criminal conspiracy against Anthony Gage Jr., 27, of Farmington in a plea agreement. Assistant Attorney General David Fisher said if the case had gone to trial, Farmington Detective Darin Gilbert would have testified that in a […]
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Carthage man pleads guilty to selling heroin
FARMINGTON — A Carthage man was sentenced Monday to serve one year of a five-year prison sentence for selling heroin. Anthony Smith, 31, pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to a Class B charge of unlawfully trafficking in scheduled drugs. A conviction carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. […]
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Sweden man pleads not guilty to trafficking heroin
PARIS — A Sweden man pleaded not guilty Monday morning to bringing more than 600 doses of heroin from Massachusetts for resale in Western Maine. Derek Verrill, 27, appeared before Active-Retired Justice Robert Clifford in Oxford County Superior Court and pleaded not guilty to Class B unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and Class C illegal importation of scheduled […]
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Wilton man accused in heroin overdose, hiding drug in remote-control car
WILTON — A local man accused of hiding four grams of fentanyl in the remote-control car he was operating near his home Tuesday is also charged with supplying heroin to a woman who overdosed on it Sunday, police said. Kyle D. Campbell, 29, was arrested Tuesday on a felony charge of aggravated trafficking in scheduled […]
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Tennessee woman pleads guilty to heroin charge
PARIS — A Tennessee woman pleaded guilty Wednesday morning at Oxford County Superior Court to felony conspiracy to commit trafficking in heroin. Courtney Moulton, 24, was one of 15 people arrested in 2015 as part of what officials called the largest drug investigation in Oxford County history. In exchange for the guilty plea, Assistant Attorney […]
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Third man charged in Farmington heroin operation
FARMINGTON — A third man has been charged in a case involving the sale and distribution of heroin in the Franklin County area. Chris A. Crockett, 56, of Farmington was arrested Friday on felony charges of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, according to a complaint filed […]
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Fryeburg community forum on heroin set for next week
FRYEBURG — Community leaders are hosting a public conversation about heroin addiction next week, hoping to head off an epidemic that has scourged towns across the state before it becomes a local crisis. A coalition of local, state and federal agencies will gather at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, at Fryeburg Academy to discuss how […]
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DARE class at Oxford takes a daring step
OXFORD — It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but in reality, it is a powerful story — and a powerful lesson. A teacher, an author and a DARE officer gathered at Oxford Elementary School recently — along with the entire fifth-grade class — in the culmination of a health unit tackling heroin and […]