Posted inNew England Man in cocaine plot that led to kidnapping NY grandparents gets 63 months by The Associated Press March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 Georges Yaghmour plotted to smuggle 3,300 pounds of cocaine from Peru to Vermont and then to Canada.
Posted inNews Maine saw a record number of overdose deaths in 2021 by Kevin Miller, Maine Public January 19, 2022January 19, 2022
Posted inNew England Canadian man pleads guilty in cocaine plot tied to abduction of grandparents by The Associated Press November 5, 2021November 5, 2021
Posted inHancock Man accused of selling cocaine out of Bar Harbor restaurant by Christopher Burns October 29, 2021October 29, 2021
Posted inHancock Trenton woman pleads guilty to her role in eastern Maine drug trafficking ring by Bill Trotter September 29, 2021September 29, 2021
Posted inCentral Maine Maine police seize 4 pounds of cocaine disguised as a cake by Christopher Burns July 21, 2021July 21, 2021
Posted inNation 50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans by The Associated Press July 21, 2021July 21, 2021
Posted inCentral Maine Agents seize cocaine, $200,000 and 129 guns from homes in western Maine by Judy Harrison April 16, 2021April 16, 2021
Posted inDown East 7 people arrested in Down East drug bust by Bill Trotter January 19, 2021January 19, 2021
Posted inNation Drug dealers allegedly kidnapped grandparents, brought them to Canada and demanded cocaine or $3.5M by The Associated Press October 7, 2020October 7, 2020
Posted inCentral Maine Alligator seized along with $12,000 worth of drugs in Skowhegan raid by Christopher Burns July 15, 2020July 15, 2020
Posted inState 3 Maine women accused of selling heroin as part of New York to Maine drug ring by Nick Sambides Jr. June 25, 2020June 26, 2020
Posted inNews, State Maine overdose deaths rose 7 percent in 2019 by Christopher Burns May 1, 2020June 16, 2020
Posted inNews, Portland Ten overdoses in 24 hours could be from laced cocaine, Maine CDC says by Lauren Abbate February 1, 2020February 2, 2020
Posted inCourt News, Down East, News 2 Down East men among 27 arrested in FBI drug sweep plead guilty in federal court by Bill TrotterJanuary 22, 2020January 22, 2020
Posted inNews, Police Beat, Portland 4 arrested for drug trafficking after I-295 traffic stop by CBS 13 September 4, 2019
Posted inNew England, News Man accused of drug trafficking told Mass. police he found cocaine in Burger King drive-thru by The Associated Press August 22, 2019
Posted inNews, Police Beat, York 3 Massachusetts men accused of trafficking cocaine in York County by Christopher Burns July 28, 2019July 28, 2019
Posted inNews, Police Beat, York Maine man charged with drug trafficking after traffic stop by CBS 13 July 11, 2019July 12, 2019
Posted inNation, News As the opioid epidemic peaks, meth and cocaine deaths explode by Pew Stateline May 14, 2019May 14, 2019
