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Two facing drug charges after agents seize kilo of suspected fentanyl from Corinna mobile home

/Photo: Penobscot County Sheriff's Office


Two people are facing charges after over 1 kilo of suspected fentanyl was seized from a mobile home in Corinna.

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says agents searched the home at Maple Ridge Mobile Home Park on Tuesday night.

They found over 1 kilogram, or about 2.2 pounds, of suspected fentanyl in the home, with a street value of about $165,000.

They also seized about $1,600 in suspected drug proceeds.

61-year-old David Ireland of Corinna and 22-year-old Carlos Daniel Del Jesus Garcia of Massachussetts and the Dominican Republic were charged with aggravated drug trafficking.

Both were taken to Penoboscot County Jail, where they’re being held without bail.

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