GORHAM, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — State Police say they have arrested a retired state trooper and are charging him with selling cocaine and fentanyl.
Maine Drug Enforcement Agents arrested 51-year-old Jeffrey Linscott Wednesday, Dec. 20 in Gorham. They say he was selling fentanyl in a parking lot of a Hannaford grocery store.
Linscott is from Buxton and retired from State Police service in 2010 after 22 years of service.
Police say they found $1000 cash, scales, several grams of fentanyl.
For the past two months police have been investigating Linscott for selling not only fentanyl, but heroin and cocaine throughout Cumberland County. Police say undercover agents have bought drugs from Linscott.
Police are charging the retired officer with aggravated trafficking in schedule w drugs (Fentanyl) class A, trafficking in schedule w drugs (Fentanyl & Cocaine) Class B (2 counts) and Unlawful Possession of Schedule W Drugs (Suspected Fentanyl) Class C.
Linscott is being held at the Cumberland County jail. His bail was set at $50,000 cash.