Maine Supreme Court hears argument that police stop of drug-furnishing New York man was unjustified

A lawyer for Timothy Barclift argued, on appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, that police stopped the New York man primarily because of an anonymous tip he traveled by bus frequently and paid with cash.

Skowhegan couple charged after fentanyl, cocaine found in SUV, police say

The estimated street value of the drugs was about $60,000, according to police.

Investigation into death of Oakland toddler leads to $700,000 drug seizure

The mother of the child, 21-year-old Ashley Malloy, called 911 Nov. 2 to say her boy was suffering from a medical emergency, authorities said.

Lewiston man arrested on drug, gun, assault charges

Police and agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency executed a warrant on Anthony Barrett Cremona's home, they said, as part of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking in the Lewiston area.

More than $120,000 worth of fentanyl seized in Oakland drug bust

The fentanyl weighed approximately 1.4 pounds, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said.

Old Orchard couple accused of selling fentanyl

Dylan Wilcox and Amazia Sylvester were arrested this week and charged with trafficking fentanyl, the Maine DEA said.

Three arrested in Skowhegan drug bust, alligator confiscated

The Somerset County Sheriff's Department arrests woman and two men and seizes about $12,000 worth of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, crack cocaine, and a live, 2-foot-long alligator.

Two suspected meth labs found in Maine, one of them after a death on Indian Island

Penobscot Nation Police discovered a lab Saturday when responding to a report of a death on the island near Old Town; the other lab was found Sunday in Bucksport.

Auburn man sentenced for possessing cocaine

Maine drug agents tracking heroin coming into state