PARIS — A Mexico man pleaded guilty Thursday to selling prescription painkillers to an undercover officer last year. Charles S. Cogley, 33, was sentenced in Oxford County Superior Court to two years in prison with all but 30 days suspended and two years of probation to trafficking in oxycodone. Cogley was arrested in June on a […]
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Scarborough man gets nine years for role in pill ring
PORTLAND (AP) — A Scarborough man prosecutors say used the proceeds from his oxycodone distribution ring to finance a strip club has been sentenced to nine years in prison. Adam Goodwin was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland after pleading guilty in July to health care fraud and conspiracy to distribute and possession […]
Waterville police arrest three in alleged drug trafficking ring, find $5,000 hidden in woman’s bra
WATERVILLE — What began as a call on a domestic dispute in downtown Waterville led police to uncover what they say is a crack cocaine and oxycodone ring based in New York City. Police believe they have concluded a three-month investigation into the sale of the drugs, and arrested three Maine residents, one allegedly a […]
Mother collapses when given 2-year prison term for helping son bring oxycodone to Maine
BANGOR — The mother of a man who distributed cocaine and oxycodone in Kennebec County collapsed Thursday in sobs into the arms of her lawyer when a federal judge said she would spend two years behind bars for being part of her son’s drug smuggling operation in central Maine. Robin Brown, 57, of Harlem, N.Y., […]
Mexico man charged with selling drugs near day care center
MEXICO — A local man was charged Friday morning with selling oxycodone near a day care center, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency supervisor Matt Cashman said. Casey Senn, 27, of 3 Cherry St., was arrested on a charge of aggravated trafficking in a scheduled drug. His bail was set at $12,000 and he was transported to […]
NY man sentenced to 10 years for selling drugs in Waterville
PORTLAND — A New York man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for his role in trafficking drugs in Maine. Havier Olmo, 30, was sentenced in the Cumberland County Courthouse for the Kennebec County Superior Court case. He also must pay a $2,000 fine, according to Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney. Olmo […]
Berwick man charged with drug trafficking after MDEA seizes 1,100 oxycodone pills
BERWICK — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency announced Friday that agents last Saturday arrested a Berwick man they say was “a significant distributor” of oxycodone in southern Maine and New Hampshire. Donald Packer, 38, was charged with aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs after Berwick police allegedly stopped him as he returned from Connecticut and seized […]
Jay man to serve 18 months of six-year sentence for selling drugs
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice sentenced a Jay man Friday to serve 18 months of a six-year sentence and three years of probation for selling oxycodone. Frank J. Williams, 48, of Jay pleaded guilty in June to felony charges of unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs and illegal possession of a firearm. He also admitted […]