drug trafficking

Published
July 23, 2024

Gray man arrested for drug trafficking

Peter Petersen, 50, was arrested July 17 and fentanyl, amphetamine and methamphetamine was seized from his home.
Published
May 28, 2024

Brunswick man charged with drug trafficking

Police arrested and charged Travis Storer with drug trafficking after they executed a search warrant last week.
Published
February 22, 2024

Auburn man accused of trafficking $3 million worth of fentanyl faces new drug charge

While on bail for state drug charges, Jeremy Mercier sold methamphetamine to an undercover source, federal agents say.
Published
February 21, 2024

Auburn diner owner charged with drug trafficking

Police believe Darren Douin may have been manufacturing and selling narcotics from his Happy Days Diner for nearly a decade.
Published
November 6, 2023

Oakland mother whose 14-month-old son died of drug overdose to serve 4 years in prison

Ashley Malloy, 23, was sentenced Monday on manslaughter and drug trafficking charges in connection with the death of her son, Karson.

Published
October 8, 2023

Some Republican candidates propose acts of war against Mexico to stop fentanyl. Experts say it won’t work

Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner for the 2024 nomination and long the person who has shaped his party's rhetoric on the border, has often blamed Mexico for problems in the United States.
Published
September 8, 2023

Body cam catches elite federal prosecutor offering his Justice Department card in DUI crash arrest

Joseph Ruddy, one of the architects of Operation Panama Express, or PANEX – a task force launched in 2000 to target cocaine smuggling at sea – was charged with driving under the influence with property damage stemming from a Fourth of July crash, but was still representing the U.S. in court as recently as last week.
Published
May 1, 2023

High bail set for Auburn man charged with importing $3 million in fentanyl

A judge set the bail at $500,000 for the new drug charge, but ordered Jeremy Mercier held without bail pending a hearing on an alleged bail violation.
Published
March 19, 2023

South Portland mail carrier charged in dark web drug trafficking case

New York prosecutors say Katie Montgomery offered FireBunnyUSA advice as it shipped illegal drugs through the postal service.
Published
June 17, 2022

Farmingdale stabbing suspect was revived by police, Narcan

Hector Rivera, 26, of Gardiner, fled after allegedly stabbing a Farmingdale man in the stomach and began to exhibit symptoms of a drug overdose while officers were apprehending him.

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