The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has arrested 38-year-old Sami-Luqman Muhammad of Lewiston on aggravated drug trafficking charges.
A search warrant at the individual’s home and business resulted in the seizure of drug proceeds and a significant amount of illegal drugs.
From the MDEA: For the past three months agents from the MDEA Western District Task Force investigated illegal drug trafficking throughout the Greater Lewiston-Auburn area by Lewiston resident, Sami-Luqman Muhammad. During the three-month investigation agents were able to conduct undercover purchases of cocaine directly from Muhammad. On Monday, April 14, 2025, MDEA agents executed two search warrants at Muhammad’s residence, 52 Webster Street, Lewiston and 260 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, The Garden of Via, a business owned by Muhammad and the location of several undercover drug purchases during the investigation. As a result of the searches agents seized approximately 150 grams of cocaine and crack cocaine, 545 MDMA (Ecstasy) from Muhammad’s Lisbon Street business. Additional evidence of drug trafficking and $2,600 in suspected drug proceeds were seized from Muhammad’s Webster Street residence. Muhammad was taken into custody without incident during a traffic stop after agents observed him leaving his Webster Street residence. Muhammad was transported to the Androscoggin Jail
where bail was set at $20,000 cash. Additional charges are forthcoming related to the investigation. The aggravating factors of the charges is due to the amount of drugs seized.
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