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Waterville narcotics arrest WABI News Desk © Provided by Bangor WABI-TV Woman from Portland and Auburn area facing several charges including trafficking in narcotics after car found early Monday morning in Waterville
WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - Authorities say a flat tire led to a stash of illegal drugs in Waterville.
Police discovered a Lexus early Monday morning on the West River Road in Waterville. It was covered in mud and severely damaged including a possible flat tire.
According to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office, the driver was identified as 29-year old Ashley Gleason of Auburn and Portland. She reportedly told police she possibly hit a guardrail and was looking for a parking lot to put her vehicle in.
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Maine Compass: Why we need to end drug criminalization
Mainers who need treatment are instead incarcerated, at a high cost to their futures and our state.
By Elizabeth Davis
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Prison sentences for drug offenses in Maine are more common than prison sentences in any other category, according to a recent report by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center. Despite our overreliance on incarceration, we still have an overdose epidemic on our hands. Tragically, in 2020 there were 502 deaths from overdose in Maine. A possible solution to this problem is the decriminalization of drugs.
This legislative session, Rep. Anne Perry, D-Calais, is sponsoring L.D. 967, An Act To Make Possession of Scheduled Drugs for Personal Use a Civil Penalty. This bill would decriminalize the personal possession and use of drugs and would aim to reorient the classification of drug use from a criminal issue to a health issue. Those found in possession of a scheduled su
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