Bangor Drug Bust Lands 2 People Behind Bars Charged With Trafficking Fentanyl And Cocaine In The Queen City

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s North Central District Task Force conducted a raid on a suspected drug house on First Street in Bangor Thursday morning which resulted in the arrest of two people.

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According to the Maine Department of Public Safety and Drug Enforcement Agency, 21-year-old Anthony Diaz of Massachusetts and 23-year-old Morgan McNealy of Bangor were both charged with drug trafficking and taken to jail after a search warrant executed at their residence turned both Cocaine and Fentanyl.

"The search warrant was based on a month’s long investigation into the trafficking of fentanyl and cocaine base (crack), which included undercover purchases of cocaine base. As a result of the search warrant, agents located and seized 65 grams gross weight (ggw) of cocaine base, 9.8ggw of fentanyl and $4630.00 in suspected drug proceeds. The estimated street value of the drugs seized is $7,000."

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Both Diaz and McNealy arrested without inciednt and taken to the Penobscot County Jail for processing. Authorities do believe more arrests will be coming in connection with this case, as it's still an active investigation.

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We're told that along with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s North Central District Task Force, members of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bangor Police Department also helped with the investigation and arrests.

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If you have information about illegal drug activity in your community, Maine law enforcement agents urge you to report it by calling the MDEA tip line at  MDEA tip-line at 1-800-452-6457. You can also send the text MDEA to the TIP411.