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Four arrested for selling heroin in Washington County

Four arrested for selling heroin in Washington County

Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Photo: 560 WGAN Newsradio


INDIAN TOWNSHIP, Maine (WGAN) A drug bust in Washington County on Tuesday afternoon led to the arrests of four people, three of them Mainers.

Police charged four people, three of them from Indian Township and a fourth from West Virginia, with selling heroin throughout Washington County. The following people were charged:

Ashley Doten (32) of Indian Township – Bail set at $25,000.00.
Ralph Francis (27) of Indian Township – Bail set at $25,000.00.
Marcus Horry (35) of Logan, West Virginia. Bail set at $50,000.00.
Raymond Neptune (29) of Indian Township – Bail set at $25,000.00.

The arrests came after an investigation involving undercover purchases of the drug.

Agents searched the home at 6 Alder Lane in Indian Township, where three of the four people were taken into custody. The fourth, Raymond Neptune, was found elsewhere in town.

All four were taken to Washington County Jail.

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