PARIS — Three people from Rumford and Peru accused of trafficking crack cocaine were indicted by an Oxford County grand jury last week. In April, police arrested Martin D. Lore, 28, of Rumford, Jolene K. Norris, 38, of Peru and Edward E. Towers Jr., 48, of Rumford after finding at least 13 grams of crack cocaine […]
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Auburn considers ban on bath salts, other synthetic drugs
AUBURN — The City Council could join its Lewiston counterpart in banning synthetic drugs such as bath salts and fake marijuana. Deputy Police Chief Jason Moen told city councilors Monday that he doesn’t know of any Auburn establishments selling synthetic drugs. “Bath salts are a huge problem in northern Maine, but here the problems have […]
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Ryan Braun: Paying less for damaged goods
Being a slugger in the big leagues takes a good eye, quick wrists, nerves of steel and, apparently, a poker face for lying. That became clear again Tuesday when Milwaukee slugger Ryan Braun accepted a 65-game suspension for his involvement with a drug lab linked to more than 20 professional players, including Yankee star Alex Rodriguez. Just […]
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Maine, feds join to fight pharmacy robberies
AUGUSTA (AP) — Law enforcement officers from around Maine are being sworn in as special federal agents as part of a cooperative effort to fight the rapid rise of pharmacy robberies in the state. Maine’s 58 pharmacy robberies in 2012 were more than double the previous year. The 18 state, county and local law enforcement […]
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Maine OKs international prescription drug imports
AUGUSTA — Mainers will soon be able to once again buy less expensive, mail-order prescription drugs from other countries, despite concerns from some pharmacists that the practice is unsafe. Under a new state law, residents will be able to buy drugs through firms like CanaRx. The Canadian business distributes prescription medications by mail and from […]