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Drug seizure at Portland apartment leads to arrest

/Photo: Maine Drug Enforcement Agency


Police seized meth, fentanyl, and crack cocaine from a Portland apartment on Monday.

Public Safety Information Officer Shannon Moss says Portland Police and drug agents searched the apartment on St. John Street on Monday.

Investigators seized about 180 grams of methamphetamine, 42 grams of fentanyl, and 49 grams of crack cocaine. They also seized $15,300 in suspect drug proceeds.

They arrested 45-year-old Sarah Hartley of Portland. She’s being held on $20,000 cash bail.

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