LEWISTON, Maine — A Lewiston man is facing drug trafficking charges after he was arrested at a Lewiston hotel with cocaine in his possession on Tuesday.
According to a Wednesday news release from the MDEA, agents from the Maine DEA Western District Task Force and Lewiston police assisted United States probation and parole officers with a probation compliance check Tuesday.
The compliance check was for 36-year-old Steven Braggs of Lewiston, who was on "Supervised Release" as part of a 2015 federal sentence for the charge of "Felon in possession of a firearm," the release states.
Officials contacted Braggs at a Lewiston hotel where they found him with 100 grams of cocaine in his possession. According to authorities, he was arrested without incident and taken to the Androscoggin Jail, where no bail was set due to a probation hold.
Following Braggs arrest, agents were granted a search warrant for Braggs residence at 114 Wellman Street, in Lewiston.
The search resulted in the seizure of nearly two kilos (1,878 grams) of cocaine, trafficking materials, and $25,300 in suspected drug proceeds, the release states.
