Maine’s Drug Enforcement Agency responded to two incidents over the weekend, one that involved the death of a 38-year-old woman.
State Police spokesman Steve McCausland says the woman was found early Saturday in a home in Indian Island. Penobscot Nation Police discovered the body as well as materials they believe were being used to manufacture methamphetamine. The MDEA was called in to assist. Further details about the woman’s death have not been released as authorities continue to investigate.
On Sunday morning, Bucksport Police responded to a disturbance on Central Street and encountered items they suspected had been used to make methamphetamine. The MDEA Lab Response Team later searched the home Sunday afternoon. Samples were taken for analysis and hazardous materials were turned over to the Department of Environmental Protection. Drug Agents and Bucksport Police arrested 28-year-old Megan Patten, charging her with unlawful operation of a meth lab. She remains at the Hancock County Jail. MDEA Agents, Bucksport and State Police previously seized a meth making operation at this home in November.
These are the first two responses in 2019 for MDEA’s specialized hazmat and evidence recovery team.
