A joint operation by the Portland Police Department and Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) led to the arrest of a 35-year-old woman on drug trafficking charges and the seizure of nearly 90 grams of fentanyl.
According to Portland Police, officers with the department’s Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) and MDEA agents made the arrest on Sherwood Street in Portland at about 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, as the result of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation.
Nichole Staples, 35, of Portland, was charged with unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs and violating conditions of release.
At the time of her arrest, Staples also had nine warrants out for her arrest, police said.
Staples was found by authorities to be in possession of 88.4 grams of fentanyl.
As just two milligrams of fentanyl is considered a potentially lethal dose, Staples was in possession of enough fentanyl to kill roughly 44,000 people — over half of Portland’s population.
Police said she also had $2,164 in cash in her possession at the time of her arrest.
Staples is currently being held without bail at the Cumberland County Jail.
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