Five people were arrested after police raided a Lewiston drug house for the third time in eight months, Lewiston Police announced on Wednesday.
As part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation, police executed a search warrant at the home, located at 149 College St. in Lewiston, at about 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Police previously conducted raids on the home in December and February, during which 13 people were arrested and a large amount of fentanyl was seized.
During the Tuesday night search, Lewiston Police, alongside agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA), found a total of 14 people inside the College Street residence.
Law enforcement also found $4,028 in suspected drug proceeds, 9.1 grams of methamphetamine, 19.6 grams of cocaine base (crack) and 46.1 grams of fentanyl.
Those arrested were:
- Derek Demers, 42, of Lewiston, was arrested on an outstanding warrant charging Theft;
- Natasha Walker, 35, of Lewiston, was arrested on an outstanding warrant charging Theft and Violation of Conditions of Release. Walker is also currently on Probation for felony theft convictions;
- Cherly Seaborne, 35, of Lewiston, was arrested on a charge of Violation of Conditions of Release;
- Lucas Messer, 39, of Auburn, was arrested and charged with Aggravated Trafficking of Fentanyl, Class A and two additional counts of Unlawful Trafficking, Class B;
- Keosha Craig-Pontoo, 33, of Lewiston, was arrested and charged with Aggravated Trafficking of Fentanyl, Class A and Violation of Conditions of Release.
Tuesday’s raid brings the total number of people arrested as a result of police executing search warrants at the property to 18.
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