27-year-old Katlynn Stump of Auburn, has been arrested with more than 240 grams of fentanyl discovered in her vehicle.
The drugs have an approximate street value of $20,000.
From the Auburn Police Department:
Earlier this week, the Auburn Police Department received information from a citizen reporting that Katlynn Stump, a 27-year-old of Auburn, was trafficking drugs in the community. The information indicated Stump was dealing drugs from a vehicle in the parking lot of a business located on Minot Avenue.
The Auburn Police Department’s Proactive Community Enforcement Unit (PACE) followed up on the citizen tip and began an investigation.On 1/24/2025, officers conducted surveillance that led to a traffic top of the vehicle described in the tip. Katlynn Stump was identified as the driver of the vehicle. Stump was advised of the information officers received and admitted to having drugs in the vehicle. A search of the vehicle was conducted, and more than 240 grams of fentanyl, with an approximate street value of $20,000, was located and seized by police.
Stump was arrested and charged with Aggravated Trafficking of Scheduled Drugs, class A and Unlawful Possession of Scheduled Drugs, class C. The trafficking charge is aggravated due to the quantity of fentanyl seized, as well as the location, which directly abuts the property of Fairview Elementary School. Stump is being held at the Androscoggin County Jail, where bail was set at $10,000 cash.
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