22 convicted in multimillion-dollar Maine drug conspiracy

A multi-year federal investigation brought down a drug trafficking ring in Penobscot and Aroostook counties, resulting in the convictions of 22 people.

Daquan Corbett’s sentencing on Oct. 28 concluded the widespread conspiracy. He had a leadership role in trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl from Brockton, Massachusetts, to Aroostook County, Assistant U.S. Attorney Joel Casey said.

The 22-person conspiracy brought in a “staggering” quantity of drugs, enough to cause 3.7 million overdoses in a state with a population of about 1.8 million people, Casey said. Each of the people were involved in “destructive conduct that harms everyone who lives in the communities where they were dealing,” Casey said…

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