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Four arrested after traffic stop in Scarborough leads to discovery of drugs

Maine State Police arrested four people after a traffic stop on the Maine Turnpike led to the discovery of pills, cocaine, and a heroin-fentanyl mixture.
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Maine State Police arrest four men on drug charges after a traffic stop leads to the discovery of drugs

SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Maine State Police say a traffic stop on Tuesday ended with the arrest of four people on drug trafficking charges. 

According to police, they stopped a car on the Maine Turnpike in Scarborough.

Troopers seized 842 Gabapentin tablets, 13 grams of a suspected heroin-fentanyl mix, and 5 grams of cocaine base. 

Gabapentin is an anti-epileptic drug and is used to treat nerve pain caused by shingles.

Police arrested Benjamin Peaslee, 41, of Manchester; Todd Moses, 50, of Boston, and Gary Richardson, 42, of Eutaw, Alabama.

Police said they also arrested a fourth person from Massachusetts who "cannot be identified at this time." 

Bail was set at $50,000 for everyone arrested. 

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