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Bangor Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Charge

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maine

Bangor, Maine:  United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Jason Mannix, a/k/a “Boston”, 39, of Bangor pled guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl and cocaine base, commonly known as “crack.” 

According to court records, between January 2016 and July 2017, Mannix conspired with others to distribute heroin, fentanyl and crack transported to Penobscot County from Waterbury, Connecticut. The defendant sold the drugs and served as a “runner” for other members of the conspiracy, delivering the drugs to others in Penobscot County.  He also transported members of the conspiracy to Connecticut to obtain more drugs.

The defendant faces up to 20 years in prison term, three years to life on supervised release, and a $1,000,000 fine.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and prosecuted as part of the Department of Justice’s Strategy to Combat the Opioid Epidemic.

Contact

Joel B. Casey
Assistant United States Attorney
Tel: (207) 945-0373

Updated March 25, 2019

Topic
Drug Trafficking
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