The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Portland Police Department announced the arrests of seven people during the execution of a “High-Risk” Search Warrant at 658 Congress Street, apartment 402 in Portland.
Arrested were the following:
Bruce Cavallaro, 46, of Portland
Michael Walbridge, 35, of Portland
Chanta Gaddist, 38 of Yarmouth
James Williams, 50 of Portland
David Covington, 38 of Portland
Monica Miller, 30 of Portland
Erica Mathies, 25 of Portland
From the MDEA:
Over the past two months, Portland Police responded to over a dozen “Calls for Service” to 658 Congress Street, a multi-resident apartment building. The calls included, but were not limited to suspected drug trafficking, threatening display of weapons, to include firearms, and disorderly persons. Residents of the building and visitors reported being intimidated and harassed by groups of people who frequented apartment 402. During this time, agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement’s Cumberland District Task Force were investigating illegal drug trafficking from apartment 402. During the investigation it was revealed the apartment renter, Bruce Cavallaro, and others were distributing illegal drugs from apartment 402 as well as the common hallways and the front and rear entrances of the apartment building.
A subsequent search of the apartment resulted in the seizure of quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine and crack cocaine, as well as additional evidence of drug trafficking.
The investigation is ongoing.
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