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Biddeford Man Faces Up to 20 Years After Being Found with Cocaine While on State Probation for Unlawfully Possessing Cocaine

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maine
Gage Barton was wearing a sling bag containing several bags of cocaine and a scale

PORTLAND, Maine: A Biddeford man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to possessing cocaine with intent to distribute.

According to court records, in September 2024, a Biddeford police officer encountered Gage Barton, 26, walking in the early morning hours. Barton was on probation for unlawful possession of cocaine, and was also on bail conditions in the State of Maine District Court in York County. The officer searched Barton under his bail conditions. Barton was wearing a sling bag under his coat, and when the officer felt the bag he discerned something hard that he believed to be a weapon. When the officer looked inside the bag, he discovered a small digital scale and several clear plastic bags containing cocaine.

Barton faces up to 20 years imprisonment and a fine up to $1 million to be followed by three years to life of supervised release.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigated the case with assistance from the Biddeford Police Department.

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Contact

Shira Furman, Assistant United States Attorney (Tel: 207-780-3257)

Updated December 10, 2024

Topic
Drug Trafficking
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