Portland Man Admits Drug Distribution Charges

PORTLAND, Maine: A Portland man pleaded guilty today to three counts of drug distribution in U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine.

According to court records, Francis Mezan, 34, sold drugs to a confidential source on three separate occasions in the summer of 2024. The transactions were video-recorded and monitored via surveillance. Mezan sold quantities of cocaine and cocaine base to the confidential source.

Mezan faces up to 20 years in federal prison, a maximum fine of $1 million, and three years to life of supervised release. A federal district judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The FBI investigated the case, with assistance from the Portland Police Department and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.

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