MDEA PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Commander Peter Arno- (207) 941-4732
Enfield, Maine
As the result of several months of investigation, agents assigned to Maine Drug Enforcement’s North Central Task Force have arrested 6 people in Enfield, Maine and seized a significant amount of suspected fentanyl.
Early Thursday morning, June 2, 2022, MDEA agents, assisted by the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant on the residence of 61-year-old Tammy Lee on Main Road in Enfield, Maine. This search warrant was the result of a MDEA investigation related to the sale of significant amounts of Fentanyl suspected of being brought to the residence by out of state traffickers and distributed throughout Penobscot County. The investigation included the undercover purchase of fentanyl from the Main Road home.
Seized during the search warrant was over (½) pound of suspected fentanyl, with a street value of $40,000, along with approximately $1000 in suspected drug proceeds.
Arrested and charged thus far in connection with this investigation are:
1. Tammy LEE, (61) of Main Road in Enfield, Maine. Lee has been charged with Class A Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs (Fentanyl). The charge was aggravated due to the amount of suspected fentanyl that was seized. Bail was set by a bail commissioner at $10,000 cash.
2. Christopher Campbell, (20) of Enfield, Maine. Campbell has been charged with Class A Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs (Fentanyl). The charge was aggravated due to the amount of suspected fentanyl that was seized. Bail was set by a bail commissioner at $50,000 cash.
3. Madison Whitmore, (18) of Enfield, Maine. Whitmore has been charged with Class A Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs (Fentanyl). The charge was aggravated due to the amount of suspected fentanyl that was seized. Bail was set by a bail commissioner at $10,000 cash.
4. Naim Stewart, 32, of the Bronx, New York. Stewart has been charged with Class A Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs (Fentanyl). The charge was aggravated due to the amount of suspected fentanyl that was seized. Bail was set by a bail commissioner at $50,000 cash.
5. Kenute Walker, (33) of the Bronx, New York. Walker has been charged with Class A Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs (Fentanyl). The charge was aggravated due to the amount of suspected fentanyl that was seized. Bail was set by a bail commissioner at $50,000 cash.
6. Jquan Bailey, (33) of the Bronx, New York. Bailey has been charged with Class A Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs (Fentanyl). The charge was aggravated due to the amount of suspected fentanyl that was seized. Bailey was also wanted for a 2017 escape from a Pennsylvania prison where he was being held on a charge of larceny. It is expected that he will be extradited to Pennsylvania once his charges are disposed of in Maine. No bail.
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Following their arrests, all were transported to the Penobscot County jail for booking. Booking photos may be obtained from the Penobscot County Jail’s booking information website.
Assisting MDEA in this investigation was the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Lincoln Police Department. This investigation is continuing, and more arrests are likely.
If you have information about this investigation or the illegal sale of drugs in your community, you are urged to contact the Maine Drug Enforcement office closest to you or by texting MDEA to TIP411 (847411) or by calling the MDEA tip-line at 1-800-452-6457.
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