WINTHROP, ME — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested a man following a month-long drug trafficking investigation that resulted in the seizure of cocaine and fentanyl.
Jorge Luis Franco Mejia, 31, of the Dominican Republic, was charged with Class A aggravated trafficking schedule W drugs cocaine HCl and fentanyl.
Bail was set at $100,000.
On Thursday afternoon, agents assigned to the Maine Drug Enforcement’s South Central District Task Force executed a search warrant at a Winthrop motel.
The search warrant was based on a month-long investigation into the trafficking of fentanyl and cocaine, which included undercover purchases of fentanyl and cocaine.
Agents located and seized 180 grams of cocaine, 20 grams of fentanyl and $1,660 in suspected drug proceeds.
The estimated street value of the drugs seized is $20,000.
Franco Mejia was taken into custody without incident.
More arrests and charges are expected based on this investigation.
Maine Drug Enforcement’s South Central Task Force was assisted by the Winthrop Police Department and a Maine State Police K-9 Unit.
