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Methamphetamine continues to be a problem in Maine

PORTLAND — An epidemic of heroin and opiate overdoses is grabbing most of the headlines in Maine, but methamphetamine hasn’t gone away as a problem for law enforcement, either. Law enforcement officials have responded to a record number of suspected meth labs across the state. The number was 51 as of Friday, compared with 37 in […]

Posted inLewiston-Auburn

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 […]

Posted inFranklin

New Sharon woman accused in meth operation pleads not guilty

FARMINGTON — A New Sharon woman accused of manufacturing methamphetamine, endangering children and stealing from a company credit card pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Franklin County Superior Court. Tabatha Schoubroek, 30, pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and misdemeanor charges of endangering the welfare of a child and […]

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New Sharon man to serve five years in prison Donna M. Perry Staff Writer

FARMINGTON — A New Sharon man pleaded guilty Tuesday to manufacturing methamphetamine and endangering two children at the family’s home on Farmington Falls Road in March, according to Franklin County Superior Court documents. Daniel Villacci, 38, is expected to serve a total of five years in prison followed by three years probation. He pleaded guilty […]

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Sentence delayed for Vienna woman in meth case

FARMINGTON — A Vienna woman involved in a methamphetamine manufacturing operation in Phillips last year will not be sentenced for two years, according to a plea agreement Friday in Franklin County Superior Court. Kimberly Webber, 25, of Vienna pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy to commit trafficking in scheduled drugs on Feb. 4 […]

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Vienna woman pleads guilty in meth manufacturing case

FARMINGTON — The last of four defendants in a methamphetamine manufacturing operation on Rangeley Road in Phillips pleaded guilty Wednesday, according to court documents. Kimberly Webber, 25, of Vienna pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy to commit trafficking in scheduled drugs. A felony charge of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs was dismissed in […]