- Police say a person imported 14 kilos of fentanyl and had it despatched to a Maine restaurant.
- Police charged Jeremy Mercier, 41, with aggravated importation of medication, aggravated drug trafficking, and bail violation.
- Police say Mercier didn’t work on the Mac’s Grill, the place staff discovered the medication in a transport crate.
A person in Auburn, Maine is dealing with prices after police say he imported 14 kilos of fentanyl value thousands and thousands of {dollars} to an area restaurant.
Jeremy Mercier, 41, was charged with aggravated unlawful importation of medication, aggravated drug trafficking, and bail violation. He’s being held with out bail within the Androscoggin County Jail, police mentioned.
On Friday, staff of Mac’s Grill in Auburn opened a big picket crate that arrived from Arizona, believing it contained a cargo of mugs that they had ordered, the Auburn Police Division mentioned in a press launch. Inside, they discovered a tote bag containing a “important quantity of unlawful medication” with Mercier’s title listed as a contact, police mentioned.
Mac’s Grill didn’t instantly return Insider’s request for touch upon Sunday.
Police confiscated the medication from the restaurant and took them to the police division the place they examined the fabric and confirmed that it was fentanyl, in response to the press launch.
About an hour later, police arrested Mercier when he arrived on the restaurant asking concerning the bundle.
Police seized 14 kilos of fentanyl in complete, which they mentioned has a avenue worth of greater than $3 million.
Mercier has a earlier federal conviction for cocaine distribution in 2007 and was out on bail for one more unrelated cost, police mentioned.
Auburn Deputy Police Chief Tim Cougle mentioned the division continues to be investigating the case and expects “federal companions” to hitch the investigation.