Staff of a Maine restaurant obtained a shock once they opened a big picket crate that they thought was a cargo of mugs that they had lately ordered.
As an alternative, they discovered a plastic tote that contained what legislation enforcement suspect is 31 kilos of the highly effective artificial opioid fentanyl with an estimated avenue worth of $3 million, Auburn police Deputy Chief Timothy Cougle stated in a press release Saturday.
The tote had a transport label with the restaurant’s handle however the title of somebody who didn’t work there. Staff who opened it noticed what they thought appeared like medication, so that they contacted police, Cougle stated.
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The crate from Arizona that arrived within the Maine city about 30 miles north of Portland was taken to the police division, the place a chemical area examination confirmed it contained fentanyl.
About an hour later, the person whose title was on the cargo confirmed up in search of the crate and was arrested, police stated.
Jeremy Mercier, above, was arrested after workers of a Maine restaurant opened a big picket crate that contained 31 kilos of the artificial opioid fentanyl. The crate was addressed to Mercier, and he confirmed as much as choose up the crate. (Auburn Police Division through Alokito Mymensingh 24)
Jeremy Mercier, 41, of Auburn, was charged with drug offenses and for violating bail circumstances. He’s being held in a county jail with out bail. It couldn’t be decided if he had an lawyer.
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Mercier beforehand frolicked behind bars on a 2007 federal drug conviction, Cougle stated.
The investigation is ongoing, and Cougle stated he anticipates state and federal legislation enforcement getting concerned.
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Mike Peters, the co-owner of Mac’s Grill, informed WMTW-TV in an e-mail that he’s glad the medication didn’t make it to the streets.
“The situations of overdose in our, and surrounding, communities is terrible, and fentanyl appears to be entrance and middle relating to fatalities,” he stated. “It is rather unhappy.”
