A man previously convicted of felonies in multiple states was arrested on drug trafficking and firearm charges on Friday after police found a large quantity of illegal drugs and a handgun during a search of two properties in Auburn.
According to Auburn Police, on Friday, Oct. 18, members of the department’s Proactive Community Enforcement (PACE) Unit, alongside member of their patrol division, executed a search warrant at 124 Goff St. and 21 Swett Ave. in Auburn.
The searches resulted in the discovery of 217 gams of cocaine base (crack cocaine), 6.5 grams of cocaine hydrochloride, 15 MDMA (ecstasy) pills, scales, packaging materials and over $500 cash in suspected drug proceeds.
Police also seized a .45 caliber Glock handgun and a ballistics vest.
Arrested as a result of the two raids was 39-year-old Jose Mota of Auburn, who was charged with aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs and the illegal possession of a firearm.
Mota was transported to the Androscoggin County Jail, where his bail was set at $25,000 cash.
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“The drug trafficking charge was aggravated due to Mr. Mota being in possession of a firearm,” Auburn Police said in a Saturday press release.
“Mr. Mota is prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm due to a long criminal history, which includes felony convictions in multiple states,” Auburn Police said.
God bless em, doing the work mainers don’t want to do. I remember when they use to call maine vacation land, now it’s more like the j mills outhouse.
I’m shocked!!! Can you imagine drug dealing in Auburn and Lewiston? The twin cities are a magnet for criminals.
“Import the third world, become the third world.”