Cambridge Man Faces 5-40 Years, $5M Fine for Role in Penobscot County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

BANGOR, Maine: A Cambridge man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine base, methamphetamine and cocaine.

According to court records, between January 2021 and April 2021, Jeffrey Frost, 38, conspired with others to distribute the drugs in the Penobscot County area and elsewhere. As part of the conspiracy, Frost regularly obtained drugs and supplied them to a local dealer to sell for him.

Frost faces a minimum of five years and up to 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine. He also faces a minimum of four years and up to a lifetime of supervised release. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Somerset County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case.

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