Crime & Safety
3 Roxbury Men Arrested in Drug Raids
Jordan Ascencio, Sergio Figueroa, and Jose Figueroa were charged with heroin and crack cocaine trafficking.
AUGUSTA, ME — Three Roxbury drug dealers involved in heroin and crack cocaine trafficking were some of the of 12 people arrested in a series of drug raids in Maine's capital this week, authorities announced. Jordan Ascencio, 20, Sergio Figueroa, 21, and Jose Figueroa, 24, were arrested Tuesday. 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 Augusta, said Maine DEA Commander Peter Arno.
A Boston man was also arrested during the raids.
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This is a full list of the 12 suspects:
- Jordan Ascencio, 20, 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.
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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.
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)
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