Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that ANDRE FIELDS a/k/a “Coop," a/k/a “Pops," a/k/a “Boss," a/k/a “Unc," 52, of Bronx, New York, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine to conspiracy to distribute in excess of one kilogram of heroin and in excess of 280 grams of cocaine base (“crack"). The charge carries a ten-year mandatory minimum prison term and up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, and at least five years of supervised release.
According to court records, between January 2015 and December 2017 Fields conspired with others to distribute in excess of one kilogram of heroin and in excess of 280 grams of cocaine base in central Maine. Fields had access to out-of-state sources for the drugs. Members of the conspiracy, including the defendant, would transport the drugs back to Maine. Once here, the defendant and others working at his direction would weigh out and repackage the drugs that were then distributed to central Maine area drug dealers and addicts for further distribution and use. The defendant and others would distribute the drugs from central Maine area residences and hotel rooms where he and others would stay.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance provided by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office, the Augusta Police Department, and the Waterville Police Department. This case was investigated and prosecuted as part of the Department of Justice’s Strategy to Combat the Opioid Epidemic.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
