PORTLAND, Maine – Portland Police on Sunday, July 3, 2022, arrested Gregory Waterman (9-7-86), a transient of Portland, on charges of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs (class B) and unlawful possession of methamphetamine (class C). Waterman was found in possession of 20 grams of fentanyl, 12 grams of methamphetamine and more than $1,700 in cash.
The arrest was the result of proactive police work and increased patrols Sunday based on information that indicated contaminated or otherwise increasingly dangerous batches of opioids were being distributed and used in Portland.
The five reported overdoses are still under investigation and it is not clear at this time whether they are connected to the drugs in this arrest. As part of an active investigation, no further information is being released at this time.
If anyone has any information that could help police, please call (207) 874-8575.
To provide information anonymously:
Call 207-874-8584 and leave a message on the department’s Crime Tip line
Text keyword “PPDME” plus the message to 847411 (TIP411).
