Four Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Indian Township, Maine

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The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency's (MDEA) Down East Task Force is assigned to cover Hancock and Washington counties in Maine. MDEA had been conducting an ongoing investigation, working with investigators from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Township Police to investigate possible drug trafficking at 64 U.S. Route 1 in Indian Township.

During the investigation, MDEA's Down East Task Force conducted controlled purchases of fentanyl from the residence. According to Maine Department of Public Safety Public Information Officer Shannon Moss, a search warrant was drafted and granted for the residence on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.

On Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at 12:40 a.m. the Maine State Police Tactical Team executed the search warrant and secured the residence. Six people were detained. MDEA agents searched the residence and found evidence of drug trafficking and drug use. The covert funds used by the MDEA agents during the controlled purchases were also recovered during the search. A follow-up investigation revealed a significant amount of drugs were likely flushed into a toilet by occupants inside the residence during the execution of the search warrant.

Four people were arrested, transported to the Washington County Jail, and charged with aggravated trafficking in Schedule W drugs (fentanyl). The charges were aggravated due to the residence’s location near the Indian Township Community Center, which is a designated safe zone.

The four people arrested were:

Alex Tomah Jr., 22, of Indian Township. Bail was set at $10,000 Cash

Alex Tomah Sr., 49, of Indian Township. Bail was set at $10,000 Cash

Taylor Smiley, 25, of Indian Township. Bail was set at $10,000 Cash

Jerkeir Grant, 26, of Bronx, New York. Bail was set at $25,000 Cash

All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Along with the Indian Township Police, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Maine State Police Tactical Team, MDEA was also assisted at the scene by the Department of Homeland Security, the Indian Township Fire Department, and the Indian Township Emergency Management Agency.

The MDEA is committed to working with all federal, state, county, and local law enforcement partners to continue to identify and disrupt drug trafficking organizations that are attempting to distribute illicit drugs in the State of Maine.

If you suffer from substance use disorder, please call 211 or text your zip code to 898-211 for a list of resources available in your area.

If you have information about this investigation or the illegal sale of drugs in your community, you are urged to contact the Maine Drug Enforcement office closest to you, by texting MDEA to TIP411 (847411) or by calling the MDEA tip line at 1-800-452-6457.