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MDEA arrests Paris man; police seize cocaine, more than 125 guns and money
Richard Fitts faces charges connected with possession of 119 grams of cocaine, more than $200,000 in suspected drug proceeds and more than 100 firearms.
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PARIS The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested a Paris man who was reportedly in possession of 119 grams of cocaine, more than $200,000 in cash and more than 125 firearms.
Richard Fitts
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Richard Fitts, 60, of 52 Durgin Road was charged with aggravated trafficking of cocaine, a Schedule W drug.
The MDEA Western District Task Force executed a search warrant of Fitts’ residence on Durgin Road as part of an ongoing investigation involving the trafficking of cocaine in the Oxford Hills area.
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A table displays $200,000 cash seized Wednesday from Richard Fitts’ homes in Paris and Poland, along with envelopes of cocaine and guns taken from his Paris residence. Maine State Police seized another 125 guns from his house in Poland.
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PARIS The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested a Paris man this week who was reportedly in possession of 119 grams of cocaine, more than $200,000 in cash and more than 125 firearms between his Paris and Poland residences.
Richard Fitts
Oxford County Sheriff’s Office photo
Richard Fitts, 60, of 52 Durgin Road was charged Wednesday with aggravated trafficking of cocaine, a schedule w drug, according to a news release from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. He was being held Friday at the Oxford County Jail on $200,000 cash bail and is scheduled to appear in Paris District Court on Tuesday, a corrections officer said.
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