Articles Posted in Drug Possession

On Saturday November 28, a 33-year-old man was arrested on trafficking and drug sale charges. According to news reports, Robert Saucier, whom Gardiner, ME police list as a transient, was sitting in what they called a “suspicious” vehicle in a church packing lot when they decided to investigate.

Police reportedly discovered more than $2,000 in cash, 8 grams of heroin, 38 grams of crack cocaine, and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle at approximately 9:30 p.m.

Saucier has been charged with one count of sale or use of drug paraphernalia, and two counts of trafficking a scheduled drug. At the time of news reports he was being held on a $2,500 bail at the Kennebec County Jail.

On Friday November 20, 30-year-old William Garbe was arrested after alleged receiving marijuana that was shipped to his Yukon residence via the U.S. Postal Service. According to an article at KFOR 4, the package Garbe received weighed almost eight pounds, and contained $100,000 worth of high-grade marijuana grown in California.

Employees at an Oklahoma City mail processing center noticed the package smelled strongly of marijuana; at that point authorities brought in a drug-sniffing dog who alerted positively to the presence of illegal drugs in the package. At that point a search warrant was obtained for Garbe’s Yukon home, the delivery address listed on the parcel.

According to Canadian County Sheriff Randall Edwards, it is believed Garbe is the middle-man in an OK City drug smuggling ring. Edwards said they believe Garbe receives the drugs before delivering them to a street-level drug dealer. When the package was delivered to Garbe’s address, an adult female accepted it; the home was searched and the marijuana found less than an hour later.

Recently, a mother and son were arrested at their home in Main Line, PA after detectives conducted surveillance at the residence where they suspected drug activity was occurring. In all, three people were arrested including 24-year-old Jean Boller, 53-year-old Joann Badey, and 24-year-old George Badey IV. Badey’s ex-husband is Democratic Party chairman George J. Badey III.

According to an article at Fox 29, Badey and her son have been charged with possessing and peddling marijuana, prescription drugs, and heroin. Investigators said the pair was selling the drugs from the home to local college students, residents of the community, and to undercover officers. News reports indicate a local Cub Scout pack met at the residence, and that there were Boy Scout signs displayed outside as well. Undercover officers purchased drugs at the resident on several occasions, and upon searching inside found $800 in cash, heroin, prescription drugs, and approximately $4,000 worth of marijuana.

While Radnor Township police received several tips indicating sales of drugs at the residence were frequent, they also said the mother and son received drug deliveries at the home once or twice each week. In a press conference, investigators said the deliveries were what they would consider “heavy.”

Recently, four individuals were arrested for trafficking crack cocaine and heroin in Biddeford, Maine. The arrests came after the MDEA (Maine Drug Enforcement Agency) conducted an investigation into the illegal distribution of these schedule drugs over several months, and found the suspects were conducting business from a Hazel Street apartment.

Two of the individuals trafficking drugs from the apartment are from New York, 20-year-old Raymond Naveo and 20-year-old Celina Rodriguez. The other two suspects live reside in Biddeford, and include 33-year-old Corey Harmon and 33-year-old Niaomi Butts. According to a news article at WCSH 6, undercover agents bought crack cocaine from Harmon and Naveo on various occasions during the investigation. It was also determined that Naveo and Butts traveled to New York to purchase additional drugs for distributing in Biddeford.

Naveo, Butts, and Rodriguez were arrested when state police stopped the vehicle driven by Butts, who was arrested for operating a motor vehicle after suspension. Rodriguez was found to be in possession of heroin, and Naveo was arrested as well. Meanwhile at the Biddeford apartment, Harmon was arrested after agents found him inside and searched the apartment, where they found four grams of heroin and other items that indicated drug trafficking was taking place. Authorities were alerted that Butts was concealing illegal drugs within a body cavity at the time she was pulled over for operating after suspension; she was taken to a nearby health care facility where about 38 grams of crack cocaine was seized.

A recent article at the Northwest Indiana Times revealed that 47-year-old Dawn Maxson was arrested on October 29 for selling drugs in a Kmart parking lot, and is now charged with seven felony drug counts. Maxson is a LaPorte County deputy coroner, however she has been suspended from her duties without pay pending the outcome of her criminal case.

On Thursday, Maxson was arrested for allegedly selling a narcotic painkiller; the drug she was selling in the Kmart parking lot was said to be hydromorphone, a morphine derivative. Maxson was arrested by officers from the LaPorte Police Dept., Indiana State Police, and Sheriff’s Office which comprises the Metro Operations Unit. She was charged at that time with felony dealing a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance.

Since the initial charge, Maxson has been charged with six additional counts involving the sale of 7 to 15 hydromorphone pills for between $50 and $100, and the sale of six Norco pills for $130. The initial charge involved the sale of 70 hydromorphone pills in the Kmart parking lot for $500.

On October 26, two Lima, OH residents were taken into custody for their involvement in what police said was one of the largest heroin busts in Allen County’s history. 39-year-old Anthony Duvernay and 45-year-old Marvin Thomas are now facing multiple drug charges.

An ongoing investigation conducted by a multi-agency law enforcement task force revealed Duvernay and Thomas were in possession of two kilos of heroin, which authorities believe was being brought in by the two men from out of state to distribute in Ohio. The 4.4 lbs. of heroin has an estimated street value of about $330,000, according to Allen County Sheriff Sam Crish.

The suspects were indicted by a grand jury on Friday on charges of possession of heroin, trafficking in heroin, illegal manufacture of drugs, and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. Investigations are ongoing, and authorities believe there will be addition arrests in the future connected to the case.

On Thursday, October 15, police in Dixon IL conducted a search at a home in Dixon after a search warrant was executed. In searching the home, officers discovered more than 70 tabs of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), over 450 grams of cannabis, three grams of cannabis oil, over one gram of molly (MDMA), and cocaine in an amount of less than one gram.

Two individuals were arrested following the search, including 21-year-old Kasandra P. Newton and 22-year-old Trevor C. Crawford. Both live at 210 North Dixon Avenue, according to a news report at KWQC.com. A tip from a confidential informant led police to conduct a search of the home. Police also found more than $800 in cash at the residence.

The couple faces numerous charges including unlawful possession of cannabis (marijuana) with intent to deliver, unlawful possession of cannabis, unlawful possession of a controlled substance (cocaine), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (MDMA), Unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (LSD). Additional charges were pending, according to police. Three of the charges Newton and Crawford face are class 4 felonies; possession of LSD with intent to deliver is a class X felony, the most serious charge an individual may face in Illinois. LSD in objects/segregated parts of between 15 and 200 may result in criminal penalties including between six and 30 years in prison.

On Saturday, October 10, a teacher at Lee High School in Midland resigned her position as a computer technology teacher after she and her husband were arrested by federal agents for allegedly transporting and distributing methamphetamine. Theresa Renee Stroud, 47, and her husband Stacy Stroud, 52, were arrested by DEA agents and are facing federal charges, according to news reports. DEA spokesman Dente Sorianello stated that more than three ounces of meth was seized.

Midland County Sheriff Gary Painter told news sources that federal officers had been watching the couple for more than 30 days prior to the arrest, and that they did not suspect Stroud of taking drugs into her high school classroom. He went on to say that when she was apprehended, Theresa Stroud had narcotics on her person, and that more were found during the booking process when she was booked into jail.

At the time of news reports, Stroud and her husband were being held at Midland County Jail for the U.S. Marshals Service. Bond had not been set at that time.

On September 29, a 32-year-old Colbert, GA woman was arrested at a home in Comer where police say drug activity is common. According to a news article at Onlineathens.com, Comer Police Chief Dennis Bell said that people end up getting charged with drug crimes every time police are called to the home, located on Gholston Street. Bell said that drastic action may have to be taken to bring the drug activity to a halt.

Bell said that although the homeowner does not live at the location, the homeowner has been notified that an attempt may be made through the courts to seize the property.

In the most recent incident, the homeowner called police claiming that a woman, Kellie Gorman, was refusing to leave the home. Gorman agreed to leave the premises when a police officer arrived. According to Bell, Gorman had no identification other than a piece of paper that was cut out of Madison County Jail booking information. She was on probation, and consented to a search of the property.

Over the weekend, two 19-year-olds were arrested in Perry County in Illinois following a traffic stop in Tamaroa. Both of the men are from Union County, according to a news article at The Southern.

Nathan Sadler of Anna and Jason Goodman of Jonesboro were arrested after they were stopped by a Perry County Sheriff’s deputy for improper lane usage; Goodman was driving the vehicle in which marijuana, cocaine, and Adderall were found when the deputy searched the vehicle. The men admitted marijuana was present in the vehicle, which prompted the search after authorities thought the teens seemed nervous.

The two teens were taken to the Perry County Jail; both were charged with possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a controlled substance. Goodman was also given a traffic ticket for improper lane usage.