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Auburn man sentenced for possessing cocaine

PORTLAND — An Auburn man was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court for possessing cocaine with the intent to distributing it, according to attorney Richard W. Murphy. Derrick Favreau, 33, was sentenced to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release, and was fined $5,000.  Favreau pleaded guilty July 26, 2016.  Law enforcement officers […]

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Maine drug agents tracking heroin coming into state

FARMINGTON — Drug agents stopped 188 bags of heroin from reaching Franklin County last week as a result of a vehicle stop on Center Street in Auburn, according to court documents. A special agent filed an affidavit with a Farmington court on behalf of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency outlining how the heroin from Connecticut […]

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Lewiston couple sentenced in meth lab case

AUBURN — A couple who had been making methamphetamine in their Lewiston home pleaded guilty Thursday to related drug charges. Mark Theriault, 46, and Ethel Hallock, 52, of 212 Pond Road, pleaded guilty in Androscoggin County Superior Court to unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs, a Class B felony. That charge is punishable by up to […]

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Father, son charged in Carthage drug bust

CARTHAGE — A father and son were arrested Wednesday morning on drug-related charges after police searched homes on Winter Hill Road and Tainter Corner Road, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in a news release. Russell Smith, 51, of 40 Winter Hill Road was charged with unlawful trafficking in heroin and unlawful possession of […]

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Jay to participate in drug task force program

JAY — Selectpersons agreed Monday to enter into an agreement with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to share personnel resources to participate in a drug task force. An officer from the Police Department could apply for a task force position. Candidates would go through an application process to determine if an officer would meet the […]

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Rumford woman arrested on heroin, crack cocaine and Oxycodone trafficking charges

RUMFORD — A transient was arrested Thursday afternoon on Cumberland Street on felony drug charges by Rumford police and Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agents, MDEA supervisor Matt Cashman said by phone in Lewiston. Jessica Gardner, 31, was arrested at an apartment at 206 Cumberland St. on three warrants charging her with aggravated trafficking in powder […]

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Three arrested on crack, heroin charges in Lewiston

LEWISTON — Three people were arrested late Thursday night and charged with trafficking in heroin and crack cocaine. According to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, the men charged are: * Corinthian Wright, 31, of Long Island, N.Y., charged with unlawful aggravated trafficking in crack cocaine and heroin. He was transported to the Androscoggin County Jail […]