Police investigate 6 fatal overdoses in Sebago Lake region
Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce says 4 of the fatal overdoses since Dec. 1 occurred in Standish.
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The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating six fatal overdoses that occurred in the Sebago Lake region in less than two months, including five in a three-week span, Sheriff Kevin Joyce said Monday.
Four of the fatal overdoses between Dec. 1 and Jan. 24 occurred in Standish. The department also responded to 11 calls to provide medical attention to people who overdosed but survived.
During the same period, the sheriff’s office arrested and charged 28 individuals with various drug crimes. Police have seized 11 different types of drugs, including narcotics, stimulants and others, Joyce said.