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Piscataquis County woman on probation faces more drug charges

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Drug agents reportedly found meth and fentanyl at the home of a Brownville woman who was on probation for a previous drug trafficking conviction.

The Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office says 35-year-old Krystin Mathewson was taken into custody after deputies searched her home on Thursday. Police say sheriffs allegedly found meth, fentanyl, a firearm and stolen property, as well as $2,200 in drug proceeds.

Mathewson was charged unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, and theft.

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