Five Arrested on Federal Drug Distribution Charges

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

Bangor, Maine:  United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that five individuals charged in separate federal complaints were arrested on Thursday evening in Bangor. Specifically,

Mario Lee, 40, of Bangor, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with four counts of distribution of heroin.

Kliton Xhemali, 34, of Bangor, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with two counts of distribution of cocaine.

Antonio Gordon, 32, of Bangor, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with three counts of distribution of cocaine base (“crack”).

Syrian Baldwin, 29, of Bangor, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with two counts of distribution of cocaine base (“crack”).

Tawana Greene, 23, of Bangor, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging her with two counts of distribution of cocaine base (“crack”).

On the drug distribution charges, each defendant faces up to twenty years in prison, a $1,000,000 fine, or both.

The cases resulted from a year-long joint investigation among the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bangor Police Department into the activities of drug trafficking organizations operating in the Bangor area.  DEA Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Ferguson said: “These arrests demonstrate the strength and continued commitment of our federal, state and local law enforcement partners to work together to address a continuing drug problem in the Bangor area."

A complaint is merely a written allegation of criminal conduct.  All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.