South Portland bar supervisor arrested in drug sting
A month-long investigation by the Maine Drug Enforcement Company ended Monday with the arrest of a South Portland man on aggravated drug trafficking and firearm violations.
Michael McNamara, 52, was charged with three counts of aggravated trafficking methamphetamine, three counts of aggravated trafficking with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a prohibited particular person, and 4 counts possession of scheduled medicine.
MDEA reported that brokers from its Cumberland District Activity Power made undercover purchases of high-quality methamphetamine from McNamara at Spring Level Tavern in South Portland, throughout enterprise hours, whereas McNamara was working as a normal supervisor.
On Monday night, South Portland Police pulled over McNamara on Cottage Street in South Portland and arrest him, reportedly with out incident, on an impressive arrest warrant for drug trafficking. On the time of his arrest McNamara had methamphetamine and cocaine in his possession.
After the arrest, MDEA brokers and South Portland Police used a warrant to look McNamara’s Preble Avenue residence in South Portland, the place they are saying they seized greater than 1.5 kilos of crystal methamphetamine, ½ pound of cocaine, 1 ounce of crack, a 9mm handgun, a number of varieties of unidentified tablets, and drug packaging and distribution supplies.
MDEA says the medicine had an approximate road worth of $80,000.
McNamara was delivered to Cumberland County Jail the place his bail was set at $100,000 money.
He was anticipated to seem in Portland Unified Court docket on Tuesday.
