Somerset Sheriff’s Office charges 2 in Pittsfield drug bust

Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said Wednesday that a Pittsfield couple was charged with possession of scheduled drugs after a drug bust Tuesday.

Former Rangeley man sentenced in drug trafficking case

Ross Thompson, formerly of Rangeley, was sentenced to time served and three years of supervised release by Judge Nancy Torresen on Monday after he pleaded guilty to the charges in March 2019.

Boom in overdose-reversing drug is linked to fewer deaths

The United States is in the midst of the deadliest drug overdose epidemic in its history.

Gov. Mills signs 4 bills to reduce medication prices, including buying from Canada

One new law – subject to federal approval – would let Maine act as a wholesaler to import prescription drugs from Canada.

Federal, state investigators charge 25 people in Down East drug trafficking case

Authorities say the defendants, from Maine and New York, distributed crack, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl from New York City in Washington and Hancock counties.

Sanford man caught throwing drugs from car during traffic stop, police say

Police say Brandon Smith, 34, also ran from officers during a traffic stop in Lebanon.

Notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman convicted

Notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been convicted of drug trafficking in a U.S. trial that could keep him in prison for life.

Jail officer charged with selling drugs had a history of drug abuse

Two arrested on drug, weapon charges in Naples

Prescription drug take-back day this Saturday