Addison, Maine- The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency announces the arrests of 6 people for drug trafficking offenses following two search warrants executed early Wednesday morning. Drugs, drug proceeds and several firearms were seized as a result of the warrants.
Arrested:
1). Adrian Batson (60) – Class B Unlawful Trafficking of Fentanyl. – $50,000.00 cash bail.
2). Juancel Ledesma Pujols (20) of Dominican Republic – Class A Aggravated Trafficking of Fentanyl. – The charge was aggravated due to the possession of a firearm in the furtherance of the offense. $50,000.00 cash bail.
3). Dioverys Roberto De La Rosa-Castillo (26) of Dominican Republic – Class A Aggravated Trafficking of Fentanyl. The charge was aggravated due to the possession of a firearm in the furtherance of the offense. $50,000.00 cash bail.
4). Bret Burke (55) of Addison – Class B Unlawful Trafficking of Fentanyl. $60,000.00 cash bail
5). Michelle Wright (49) of Addison – Class A Aggravated Trafficking of Schedule W Drugs. The charge was aggravated as a result of prior drug trafficking convictions. $50,000.00 cash bail
6). Yiraldis DE Los Santos Valenzuela (28) of Dorchester, MA – Class A Aggravated Trafficking of Fentanyl. The charge was aggravated due to the possession of a firearm in the furtherance of the offense. $50,000 cash bail.
On the morning of Wednesday, December 4, 2024, with the assistance of the Maine State Police Tactical Team, two search warrants were simultaneously executed on the East Side Road in Addison. The search warrants were the result of a months long drug trafficking investigation at 369 East Side Road and 870 East Side Road which included undercover purchases of fentanyl and cocaine base (crack) from both residences.
During the execution of the search warrant at 369 East Side Road, both De la Rosa Castillo and Pujols attempted to flea from a rear window and were quickly apprehended by Tactical Team members.
As a result of searches at both residence’s, over 150 grams of fentanyl, over 20 grams of cocaine base (crack), 3 handguns and over $10,000 dollars in suspected drug proceeds were seized.
The approximate retail value of the seized drugs is $22,000.
Booking photos are available from the Washington County Jail.
Maine Drug Enforcement’s Down East Task Force was also assisted by US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of Homeland Security (HSI), United States Border Patrol (USBP), Washington County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) and Maine Warden Service.
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
The MDEA stands committed to working with all federal, state, county, and local law enforcement partners in order to continue to identify and disrupt drug trafficking organizations who are attempting to distribute illicit drugs like fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine in the State of Maine.
If you or someone you know suffers from substance, use disorder, please call 211 or text your zip code to 898-211 for a list of resources available in your area.
If you have information about this investigation or the illegal sale of drugs in your community, you are urged to contact the Maine Drug Enforcement office closest to you or by texting MDEA to TIP411 (847411) or by calling the MDEA tip-line at 1-800-452-6457.