Drug Trafficking Ring Busted in Maine
A 40-year-old Connecticut man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in a large-scale drug trafficking operation in Maine.
Erick Adams, also known as ‘X,’ was sentenced to 25 years in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 280 grams of cocaine base, commonly known as crack, cocaine, and heroin. He was also found guilty of being an armed career criminal in possession of firearms.
Court records reveal that between December 2014 and January 2016, Adams and his co-conspirators distributed crack, cocaine, and heroin from ‘trap houses’ in Biddeford, Maine, and used a storage unit to store drugs and firearms. On January 6, 2016, law enforcement agents arrested Adams and an armed co-conspirator at a hotel room in Saco, Maine, and seized approximately 103 grams of crack, 33 grams of cocaine, 6 grams of heroin, and $26,000 in U.S. currency.
The following day, agents seized approximately 685 grams of crack, 69 grams of cocaine, 50 grams of heroin, and four handguns from the storage unit. Adams had multiple prior felony convictions and was prohibited from possessing firearms.
The investigation was conducted by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the FBI, the Biddeford Police Department, and the U.S. Marshals Service, and prosecuted as part of the government’s Strategy to Combat the Opioid Epidemic.
Adams pled guilty to the two offenses on June 2, 2017. The sentence was handed down by Judge George Z. Singal on [date].
Mandatory Facts:
Defendant: Erick Adams, also known as ‘X,’ 40, of Taftville, Connecticut
Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 280 grams of cocaine base, commonly known as crack, cocaine, and heroin, and being an armed career criminal in possession of firearms
City and State: Portland, Maine
Date: June 2, 2017 (sentencing), January 6, 2016 (arrest)
Sentence: 25 years in prison and five years of supervised release
Dollar Amounts: $26,000 in U.S. currency seized from a hotel room in Saco, Maine
Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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