SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — A man was arrested in South Portland Thursday night after the Southern Maine Regional SWAT team searched his apartment.
Around 8:30 p.m., agents entered the apartment at 113 MacArthur Circle in South Portland's Redbank Village Apartments.
Their high risk search warrant was part of an ongoing drug investigation being conducted by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.
During their search, agents found and seized 554.8 grams of cocaine, 1.8 grams of cocaine base, several suboxone strips, a .25 caliber handgun and ammunition, and over $15,000 in cash.
As a result of the investigation and search, Lawz Lepenn, 37, formerly of Massachusetts, was arrested and charged with possession and trafficking of drugs, unlawful possession of a firearm, and probation violence.
Lepenn was previously convicted for aggravated attempted murder in Massachusetts.
Lepenn is being held at the Cumberland County Jail on a $15,000 bail for the new criminal charges. There is no bail on the probation charge.
