A man from Union, Maine, was sentenced in federal court in Portland for distributing fentanyl and cocaine. Kenneth Adams, 40, received a 10-year prison sentence followed by eight years of supervised release. The sentencing was handed down by U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr.
Adams had pleaded guilty on December 20, 2024. According to court records, between December 2023 and June 2024, Adams trafficked kilogram quantities of fentanyl and cocaine from sources in the Bronx, New York, to mid-level dealers in Knox County for further distribution. The court also found that Adams possessed at least one firearm during his drug trafficking activities.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.
The prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF focuses on identifying and dismantling high-level drug traffickers and criminal organizations through a coordinated approach involving multiple law enforcement agencies.
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