PORTLAND, Maine — A Portland man is facing multiple aggravated drug trafficking charges after Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agents executed a search warrant Tuesday as part of a month-long investigation into suspected cocaine base trafficking in the city.
According to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, agents assigned to the Cumberland District Task Force arrested 38-year-old Abdikeyr Mohamud of Portland following an investigation centered on alleged drug sales taking place at a residence on Kensington Street.
Authorities said agents executed a search warrant on June 9 at 38 Kensington Street in Portland after receiving neighborhood complaints and conducting an investigation into the trafficking of cocaine base, commonly known as crack cocaine.
Prior to the search warrant being carried out, agents observed Mohamud leaving the residence in a vehicle. Investigators later stopped the vehicle on Washington Avenue in Portland and took Mohamud into custody without incident.
Mohamud was transported to the Cumberland County Jail and initially charged with three counts of Class A aggravated trafficking in Schedule W drugs due to prior offenses.
Members of the Portland Police Department’s Special Reaction Team later assisted in serving the search warrant at the residence. During the search, agents reportedly seized 79 grams of crack cocaine along with additional items allegedly associated with drug trafficking operations.
Following the search, Mohamud was charged with an additional count of aggravated drug trafficking.
MDEA officials stated that current street prices for crack cocaine range between $80 and $120 per gram, placing the estimated street value of the drugs seized in the thousands of dollars.
Authorities said additional arrests and charges are expected as the investigation continues.
Mohamud is currently being held at the Cumberland County Jail on $25,000 cash bail and is expected to make his first court appearance on Wednesday, June 10.
The investigation involved assistance from the Portland Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
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