An Augusta man and a man from New York were arrested yesterday (Nov. 23) in Augusta on drug charges.
The Augusta Police Department, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office, Maine State Police and City Code Enforcement Officers executed a search warrant at 117 Bridge Street...
During the April 16 episode of 'Saturday Night Live,' the show aired a parody commercial for a fake product called "Heroin AM," which proclaimed to allow people to do heroin while continuing on with their day.
Maybe they should have invested in a GPS before getting anywhere near an international border with $20,000 worth of heroin.
That's correct, a simple wrong turn near the Maine/Canada border led to the arrest of two men from out of state on heroin charges by the US Customs and Border Patrol and the Maine DEA on March 6 at the crossing near Houlton.
A letter from a heroin addict sharing how a Portland police officer helped him in a desperate moment was being widely shared online Thursday. It drew about 1,500 Facebook “likes” and a many comments praising the officer by evening.
The department posted the letter on its Facebook site at the writer’s request, saying the writer wanted it posted anonymously. In his letter, he described talking at le