Augusta Drug Sweep: 12 Arrested

AUGUSTA, ME — Twelve people were arrested and $10,000 worth of drugs were seized in a series of police raids in Augusta Tuesday, authorities announced. The effort was the culmination of a months-long undercover investigation led by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, Augusta police, the Kennebec County Sheriff's office, and state police.

The investigation targeted heroin distribution in the capital, said Maine DEA Commander Peter Arno.

Arrested were:

• Jordan Ascencio, 20, (male) of Roxbury, Mass. Charged with Class B conspiracy to traffic in Schedule W Drugs (Heroin/Crack).
• Sergio Figueroa, 21, of Roxbury, Mass. Charged with Class B conspiracy to traffic in Schedule W Drugs (Heroin/Crack).
• Jose Lewis Figueroa, 24, of Roxbury, Mass. Charged with Class B conspiracy to traffic in Schedule W Drugs (Heroin/Crack).
• Kidante Roberts, 21, of Boston, Mass. Charged with Class B conspiracy to traffic in Schedule W Drugs (Heroin/Crack).
• Emanuel Rocgue, 39, of Augusta, Maine. Charged with Class A Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs. This charge was aggravated due to the presence of a handgun.
• Dalene Black, 34, (female) of Augusta, Maine. Charged with Class A Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs. This charge was aggravated due to the presence of a handgun.
• Philip Theriault, 43, of Augusta, Maine. Charged with Class A Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs. This charge was aggravated because the trafficking occurred within a designated “drug free safe zone”.
• Jessie Clark, 34, (female) of Augusta, Maine. Charged with Class A Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs. This charge was aggravated because the trafficking occurred within a designated “drug free safe zone”.
• Corey Collamore, 30, of China, Maine. Charged with Class A Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs. This charge was aggravated because the trafficking occurred within a designated “drug free safe zone”.
• Dixie Gauthier, 38, of Wiscassett, Maine. Charged with Class A Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs. This charge was aggravated because the trafficking occurred within a designated “drug free safe zone”.
• Lisa Gosselin, 41, of Wiscassett, Maine. Charged with Class A Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs. This charge was aggravated because the trafficking occurred within a designated “drug free safe zone”.
• Michael Gregg, 51, of Augusta, Maine. Charged with Class C possession of Schedule W Drugs.

"This investigation is continuing and more arrests are likely," Arno said in a statement.

Police said they seized 50 grams of crack cocaine, 12 grams of heroin, five guns (including a stolen one), and $4,000 in cash from drug sales. The street value of the drugs is $10,000, police said.

Photo: Drugs, guns, and cash police said they seized in a series of drug raids in Augusta December 20, 2016. (Credit: Maine Drug Enforcement Agency)