Maine’s US attorney says social media has become ‘vital tool’ in illicit drug trade
Federal law enforcement is working to crack down on social media channels being used to sell deadly drugs as overdose
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Mills administration to distribute test strips to fight latest overdose threat
A sedative named xylazine is being combined with fentanyl, and the combination is driving up the number of fatal overdoses
Read moreKennebec deputies seize fentanyl, methamphetamine during traffic stops
Three people were arrested after Kennebec County deputies found drugs during two traffic stops within the county. Read More
Read moreMan gets more than 13 years for his role in Aroostook and Penobscot drug ring
A Penobscot County man will serve more than 13 years in prison for his role in a two-county drug trafficking
Read moreLewiston police chase suspect and charge him with drug trafficking
The brief foot chase lasted two blocks before Lewiston Police and MDEA agents stopped Brian Cormier.Read More
Read moreWilton man pleads guilty to trafficking heroin December 2021 in Wilton
Shawn D. Lord, 40, was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic infraction by Wilton police.
Read morePortland officials discuss plans to help people in homeless encampments and close them
A goal to remove the city’s largest encampment in seven weeks Read More
Read more4 arrested after month-long drug trafficking investigation in Veazie
Four people were arrested in Veazie after a month-long investigation into drug trafficking concluded on Saturday. A warrant was executed
Read more2 NY men accused of drug trafficking after Bangor standoff
Two New York men have been accused of drug trafficking following a Wednesday standoff on Third Street in Bangor. Sheldon
Read moreMan arrested by FBI at Augusta gas station for selling fentanyl, meth and cocaine
Alvaro ‘Santos’ Annover Motera Arias was arrested Friday at MD’s Market on 240 Riverside Drive in Augusta for allegedly selling
Read morePicking up used needles in Bangor could become a full-time job
Bangor city councilors will soon consider a proposal from a local nonprofit organization aimed at mitigating the many used syringes
Read moreTwo charged after search of Fairfield residence yields $15,500 of illegal drugs, police say
Amanda Douglass, 38, and Joshua Gray, 35, were arrested Wednesday morning after a search warrant was executed on their Gagnon
Read moreFour arrested in Skowhegan during third drug bust this month, police say
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that it has executed three drug-related search warrants in Skowhegan this month alone,
Read moreHealthy Community Coalition applying for safe syringe service as part of harm reduction program
JAY – At the Jay Select Board meeting on Monday night, Director of the Healthy Community Coalition LeeAnna Lavoie approached
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