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Published
September 20, 2018

Exposure to fentanyl during traffic stop sends Westbrook officer to hospital

The unknown quantity of white powder erupted into the air during a brief tug of war between the officer and a 36-year-old woman, according to police.
Published
August 14, 2018

Nebraska carries out nation’s first execution using fentanyl

The drug has played a role in the nation's opioid epidemic.
Published
July 18, 2018

Commentary: Maine panel chooses better strategy for opioid crisis than Sessions

He prefers to throw people in prison, but the others want to help substance users get their lives back.
Published
July 17, 2018

Man, woman arrested in York County fentanyl bust

Freddy Michel Peguero-Matos, 27, of Boston and Laurie A. Fantasia, 45, of Nashua, N.H., had about 350 grams of the powerful drug in their possession when arrested in Springvale, the sheriff says.
Published
July 13, 2018

Pushing ‘relentless’ crackdown, Sessions says law enforcement role critical in combating opioid crisis

The attorney general meets with law enforcement officials at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Portland, as a crowd of 150 outside protests Trump administration policies, especially on immigration.

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Published
July 12, 2018

Justice Department to launch ‘enforcement surge’ in Maine, elsewhere to fight opioids

Additional federal prosecutors will help pursue cases against dealers of synthetic opioids, regardless of the drug quantity, with a focus on Cumberland County.
Published
July 8, 2018

Pharmacy middlemen steer some patients to riskier drugs

Critics say the role of medical benefit managers prioritizes profit over safety – and the stakes are particularly high for users of opioid painkillers.
Published
June 29, 2018

Former Maine state trooper could get 18 months in prison for drug trafficking

Jeffrey Linscott of Buxton was charged with aggravated trafficking in fentanyl, trafficking in fentanyl and cocaine, and possession of fentanyl when he was arrested in 2017.
Published
June 22, 2018

Man sentenced in Portland to federal prison for fentanyl trafficking

Rafael Buli, 24, of Lawrence, Mass., gets 80 months behind bars for the drug distribution conspiracy.
Published
June 21, 2018

Westbrook police charge 2 in fatal fentanyl overdose

The charges are in connection with the March 7 death of Steven Reali Jr., 30, of Hollis, who was found unresponsive at a house in Westbrook.