Authorities have arrested a couple from Woodland and charged them with Aggravated Trafficking of Synthetic Hallucinogens a.k.a. "Bath Salts".
Sheriff’s Deputies stopped to check a disabled vehicle in Mars Hill, which turned up a Fort Fairfield man with an outstanding warrant who happened to also be in possession of bath salts.
According to the Presque Isle Police Department 3 adults and 1 juvenile have been charged with criminal and civil drug violations after a neighbor reported an overwhelming odor of marijuana coming from a nearby apartment.
On February 6, MDEA agents working with USPS employees and Homeland Security officers uncovered a package shipped from China containing 6.5 pounds of bath salts. The package was addressed to Leonard Wells, from Greenbush, ME.
The key ingredient methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDVP) used to produce the highly addictive and dangerous new street drug ‘bath salts’ has been banned in Canada.