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RUMFORD A couple was arrested Thursday morning at their home at 58 Kerr St. after police found over 500 doses of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, there, Police Chief Tony Milligan said.
Forty-three grams of the drug, which is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, were seized from the house occupied by Matthew Bellegarde, 38, and his live-in companion Shannon Long, 28, the chief said.
Each was charged with aggravated trafficking in fentanyl and taken to the Oxford County Jail in Paris.
Matthew Bellegarde and Shannon Long
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Milligan said for months police and drug investigators had been receiving information from a number of sources, including community members, of an inordinate amount of traffic coming in and out of 58 Kerr St. Police also learned Bellegarde and Long had been selling fentanyl out of the home, he said.
Officer injured in police chase with Mexico man
Joshua Billings, 26, faces several charges, some of which are felony crimes, and if convicted could face up to 10 years in prison Author: Gabrielle Mannino (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 1:42 PM EST January 27, 2021 Updated: 7:22 AM EST January 28, 2021
RUMFORD, Maine A 26-year-old Mexico, Maine man is facing a slew of charges including aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon after eluding police in a chase and injuring an officer Tuesday night.
Rumford Police say at approximately 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, an officer monitoring traffic on Franklin Street when a car sped past him, exceeding the posted 25 MPH limit. The car, a grey 2008 Hyundai Tiburon, then drove through a blind intersection on the wrong side of the road, endangering other drivers, police say.