Left: Edgar Lobos. Right: Ismail Nahayo (Portland Police)
PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN) Two men are charged with engaging a prostitute in Portland.
Police said the arrests happened during a sting operation last Friday. The two men, 33-year-old Edgar Lobos and 50-year-old Ismail Nahayo, both of Portland, were arrested between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. Friday in the area of Walker Street, for engaging an undercover female officer.
Both men were taken to Cumberland County Jail.
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