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ELLSWORTH The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Boothbay man who was allegedly in possession of numerous illegal drugs on Christmas Eve in Orland, police reported.
Deputy Marcus Downes had gotten a report of a drug transaction occurring. When he arrived, the Bucksport Police Department had Jesse Davis, 29, detained, the deputy said.
“After further investigation, it was determined that Davis was on bail and also in possession of numerous illegal drugs,” Downes said.
Davis was charged with violating conditions of his release and drug possession.
Lt. Tim Cote and Deputy Jeff McFarland assisted along with Bucksport Police officers.
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Greater Lincolnshire has escaped being put into tier 4 lockdown from Boxing Day, but millions in other areas of the UK have been escalated a tier.
Health secretary Matt Hancock also announced another new variant of coronavirus detected, this time in South Africa.
He outlined a number of areas moving into the toughest restrictions available during a press conference on Wednesday.
The newly discovered virus appears “yet more transmissible and appears to have mutated further” than another strain discovered recently in the UK, said Mr Hancock.
New measures to tackle the South African variant of the virus include immediate restrictions on travel from the region, as well as quarantines for anyone in the UK returning from there restricting all contact with any person whatsoever.