CONNOR, Maine — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency spent Friday in a wooded area off Shean Road investigating a suspected methamphetamine manufacturing facility.
Darrell Crandall, MDEA division commander, said Friday evening that the case is connected with an incident on April 16 in which an employee of a Van Buren garbage disposal company was taken to the hospital after being exposed to fumes and smoke from a garbage bag that allegedly contained the remnants of a meth lab.
Crandall said the employee emptied an industrial Dumpster and one of the bags caught on fire. He attempted to put it out and inhaled fumes.
The Van Buren Fire Department secured the debris and MDEA was called in to process the evidence.
Crandall said that Jason Sirois, 34, of Van Buren was identified as a suspect. Agents put Sirois and some of his associates under surveillance, according to Crandall, and learned Sirois was traveling to the remote Shean Road location. Agents went into the woods on Thursday and allegedly found an active methamphetamine manufacturing operation.
On Thursday evening, as Sirois approached the lab site, MDEA agents, assisted by U.S. Border Patrol agents, took him into custody without incident.
The site was secured overnight and the MDEA lab team returned Friday afternoon to collect evidence.
A search was conducted of the wooded area, the shed of an unsuspecting property owner and Sirois’ vehicle, according to Crandall.
Sirois is charged with trafficking in methamphetamine and spent Thursday night at the Aroostook County Jail in Houlton. He made an initial appearance in court Friday where the judge set bail at $10,000 cash or $25,000 surety.
If released, Sirois must have a court-approved 24-hour custodian. He also was ordered to relinquish his passport and not leave the state.
If convicted of the Class B crime, Sirois faces up to 10 years in prison.
Crandall said Friday evening that the MDEA has sufficient evidence to charge Sirois not only with this recent activity in Connor but for the activity that caused the injuries in April in Van Buren.
The MDEA was assisted by members of the U.S. Border Patrol, Van Buren Police Department, Aroostook County Sheriff’s Department, Maine State Police, Department of Environmental Protection and the Caribou Fire Department.
He ought to be charged for hurting the garbage man also.
The next to last paragraph sez they have enough evidence for it. Here’s to hoping they follow through.
Thanks did not see that when I posted. Hope they do the right thing and stick it to him, this crap is hurting enough people in this state.
Enough what does it take! You found the lab, he was there, what more you need! Keep them locked up for years. Do the County a favor! When will the madness of drugs end!
The common misconception about methamphetamine is that this is a backyard brew. It is only a backyard brew because Big Pharma eagerly supplies the raw materials to make this deadly dope. Big Pharma makes money off of the backyard production of methamphetamine by supplying the raw materials.
Yes, the man should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the the law. He should also be permanently committed to a mental hospital upon release from prison after he serves his time.
The Big Pharma suppliers of the raw materials that went into this dope should also be prosecuted and suffer a similar prosecution and civil commitment into a psych ward.
Greed does not excuse the insanity of those who prey on the public with this deadly dope.
These people are psychosis-driven parasites on humanity. They deserve nothing more than we would afford a rabid dog.
Your message may be spot on, but you’d be wise to move away from the “Big Pharma” labeling. It does nothing to support your assertions.
“The Big Pharma suppliers of the raw materials that went into this dope
should also be prosecuted and suffer a similar prosecution and civil
commitment into a psych ward”.
This is a ridiculous statement Don. This guy is solely responsible for his actions. Should alcohol and auto makers be charged when people drink and drive? Should knife makers be charged when someone cuts their finger? Think about it. What he does with his purchases is HIS responsibility, and no one else’s
One less scumbag on the streets
Sheen Road is a very short road. I wonder who the ‘unsuspecting’ property owner was, where this shed was located? If indeed they were unsuspecting, as there are some questionable characters who live there.