A woman pleaded guilty in Maine on federal drug charges as well as firearms charges. The woman was part of an organized drug trafficking conspiracy in northern Maine.
A mother-son duo was arrested and charged on Monday in Presque Isle. 44 year old Leann Johnson and her son, Jeramiah Therrien, 23, were arrested at Johnsons home on Dyer St after an execution of a search warrant.
According to a press release from the Maine State Police, sixteen people were arrested following a week-long drug investigation.
The release said, in part:
"On Sept. 14, 2020, Maine State Police executed a Search Warrant at 175 Rocky Road in the Town of Northport...
The discovery of a weapon, drugs and stolen mail during a traffic stop in Perth-Andover has resulted in two people pleading guilty to numerous offences.