A traffic stop following a police chase in South Portland early Saturday morning led to the arrest of two Massachusetts men on drugs and weapons charges after police found large amounts of suspected drugs in the vehicle hidden in candy packaging.
South Portland Police say that at about 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, an officer in a marked police cruiser on Westbrook Street observed a vehicle passing at a high rate of speed.
When the officer began to follow the vehicle with lights and sirens on in order to attempt to conduct a traffic stop for the speeding violation, the vehicle did not stop and continued through the Brickhill neighborhood, police said.
Ultimately the suspect vehicle was cornered in a dead end after turning on to Osprey Circle, at which point the vehicle backed into the police cruiser in “an apparent attempt to evade and go around,” but was disabled as a result of the collision.
The driver and passenger of the vehicle were then ordered out of the vehicle at gunpoint, police said.
Police learned during the on-scene investigation that both males inside of the vehicle were from Massachusetts.
During a search of the vehicle, large amounts of suspected drugs were found disguised in popular candy packaging. Officers also seized a knife, drug equipment, cash and several cell phones from the vehicle.
Police say the driver of the vehicle, 21-year-old Hamza A. Mahamud of Roxbury, Mass., did not have a valid driver’s license.
Mahamud was charged with reckless conduct with dangerous weapon, aggravated criminal mischief, unlawful trafficking in cocaine and marijuana, unlawful possession of methamphetamine and cocaine base (crack cocaine), aggravated trafficking in heroin and fentanyl powder, operating without a license, failure to stop and driving to endanger.
The passenger, 33-year-old Gerald A. Daughtry of Roslindale, Mass., was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, unlawful trafficking in cocaine and marijuana, unlawful possession of methamphetamine, aggravated trafficking in heroin and fentanyl powder and unlawful possession of cocaine base.
Mahamud and Daughtry were both taken to the Cumberland County Jail, and were placed under $30,000 cash bail each.
Police say no one was hurt in the incident.
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These are the guys Paul LePage told us about !
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
He said mean things .
Gee, what a surprise! Brickell again.
When that project was being debated by our “brilliant” City Council I spoke against it, saying crime would go up.
They never learn.
Politicians who reward failure that is.
Mahamud’s mother couldn’t spell Mohammed and that’s how he got HIS name .
You can’t fix stupid , certainly not in the schools in Maine .
But the kids all know about the green new deal and saving the world from climate change .
What’s YOUR pronoun Mahamud ?
I’m betting you can smell those two a block away .
Is there a never ending supply of these low life’s ?
Unfortunately, it’s only gonna get worse. Maine wants to be California. We’re getting closer every day.
Zero respect for the law or society, throw the book at them. Lock them up and throw away the key when you’re done.
“Two Massachusetts men” one named Mahamud from Roxbury. Isn’t that where the largest mosque in NE, ISBCC, is located?
🦧💩’s.
I’m sure it’s just a big misunderstanding folks, you see they were only driving fast because of the group of white hooded men that had formed and running from the police I mean come let’s face it everyone knows the police are racist. And the drugs they honestly believe they were delivering legit candy to the underprivileged community they sought to exploit and because of the systematic racist in the school departments they can’t read the candy packages so they absolutely believed Mohammed, Mohammed, Mohammed, when he told them it was only candy! So don’t be too quick to judge these fine lads it’s not their fault it’s the white racist man in this country that is oppressed them and their families for a million years. I’m sure they have learned their lesson and being such a positive influence in their communities they deserve a second chance….., to break back into our country.. (in their next lives) because they should spend the rest of this one in Prison!!!
Come on, their only selling the heroin/fentanyl powdered candy that the white boys wouldnt, kinda like a public service. In a El Salvador prison they be called “dark meat”
D-Money and D-Smoothie, just like LePage said.
This is what you get when you Outlaw Lynching !
Their parents failed them
No. The Democrat’s failed them!
Maybe Rachel Talbot Ross can pass a bill because of the high incarceration rate for blacks and let these two pharmaceutical entrepreneurs off with a warning?
Model illegal alien criminals. Isn’t diversity grand?
Benny,
That was D-Money, Smoothy and Shifty. Now, we have to add Mahamud, Mohammed or Muhammad who don’t drink alcohol but deal drugs.
When they get out of jail Rachel Talbot Ross wants to put them up in luxury Brunswick apartments on the tax payers tab. Poison dope packaged as kids candy . Unbelievable . Lock these sons a bitches up and throw away the key.
Paul Lepage …our last REAL governor ……do you miss him NOW ?
I do .
Not to condone any part of this, but the packaging is cannabis, it says right on the packaging. Cannabis dispensaries should not be allowed to package that way. I believe that packaging is from MA.
Celebrating Black History Month 🤣
“visitors” from roslindale and roxbury MA. I’m surprised they’re not “south portland men”.
Death penalty.
Mills did this!
Thank to LePage, Maine is still a Constitutional Carry state!
It’s time to take this article and the photos of 2 Packs and Half a Dollar off the page. Know what I’m sayin?