Young men from Waldoboro, Maine jailed

WISCASSET, Maine - Three Waldoboro, Mainemen were arrested on July 28 and charged with heroin trafficking as the result of efforts by several Maine law enforcement agencies.

Roy E. McKinney, director of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, and George J. Connick, special agent supervisor of the Augusta, Maine Task Force office serving Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and Waldo Counties, Maine announced on July 29 the arrest of Justin Creamer, 18, of Waldoboro, Maine Jason Farrar, 22, of Waldoboro, Maine and Joshua Ellis, 18, of Waldoboro, Maine.

All three were charged with trafficking in heroin, a class B felony, and importation of heroin, a class C felony. The arrests took place on the afternoon of July 28 on Route 1 in Wiscasset, Maine.

This investigation was initiated during the week of July 21-26 when Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agents received a tip about heroin distribution in the Midcoast area. The investigation led to information that the men were going to be making a trip to another state to purchase the heroin. Maine agents were able to locate the vehicle and conducted surveillance of it going out of the state of Maine. Upon their return, the vehicle was stopped on Route 1 in Wiscasset, Maine.

Maine agents found raw heroin on the floor of the vehicle in individual packaging. A search led to the seizure of approximately 7 grams of raw heroin. This amount is the equivalent of over 200 individual doses of heroin.

The heroin was found in fourteen individual bags according to a Lincoln County, Maine Sheriff's report. The street value of the heroin is between $2,200 and $7,000.

Members of the Lincoln County, Maine Drug Task Force and Wiscasset, Maine Police Chief Michael Emmons and Officer Kathy Williams stopped a vehicle being operated by Justin Creamer, 18, of Waldoboro, Maine as it was believed Mr. Creamer was transporting heroin from another state to Lincoln County, Maine. Fourteen plastic baggies of heroin were in plain view on the passenger's floorboard and four additional bags of heroin were located in a sock worn by Jason Farrar, 22, of Waldoboro, Maine according to a Lincoln County, Maine Sheriff report

As a result of the investigation and the stop, the following arrests were made: Jason Farrar was arrested for Trafficking in Schedule "W" Drugs, Importation of Drugs, and Violation of Probation.

Justin Creamer was arrested for Trafficking in Schedule "W" Drugs, Importation of Drugs, Operating After Suspension, and Violation of Conditions of Release.


Joshua Ellis, 18, of Waldoboro, Maine was arrested for Trafficking in Schedule "W" Drugs, Importation of Drugs, and Violation of Conditions of Release.


They were then booked in to the Lincoln County Jail and are being held on $10,000 cash bail.


The three men had not obtained bail at the time of publication.