Augusta Police, Maine DEA, & Maine State Police Arrest Three in Tuesday Drug Raid

If you are a follower of the Augusta area Facebook groups, there is a good chance that you have seen the photos and videos of Tuesday's drug raid on a home on River Street.

We now have official details about what happened.

According to a press release from the Augusta Police Department, members of the Augusta Police Department, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, the Maine State Police, and the ATF were involved in executing a search warrant at a 53 River Street home.

The press release says, in part:

There has been an on-going investigation into the illegal sale and distribution of illicit narcotics. Three persons have been arrested during the execution of this warrant. Scott Cogswell a 56-year-old male from Augusta, Tymberlin Peaslee a 21-year-old male from Augusta, and Todd Spencer a 34-year-old male from Augusta were all arrested for outstanding warrants.

The press release goes on to say that an undisclosed amount of contraband and weapons were seized.

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Cogswell, Spencer, and Peaslee are all being held at the Kennebec County Jail in Augusta.

*NOTE - All suspects are considered innocent until being found guilty in a court of law

Big thanks to our law enforcement agencies, local and federal, for all they do to keep us safe.

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