Man taken into custody at Fairfield Inn

Half-million dollars' worth of heroin seized after Scarborough crash, arrest

Police seized more than 2 pounds of heroin from a man after a crash in Scarborough, authorities said.Maine drug agents seized about 10,000 individual bags of pre-packaged doses. The heroin is worth about $450,000, police said.It is the largest drug seizure in state history, police said.Maine drug agents arrested James Jamison, 33, of Waterbury, Connecticut. He was taken into custody at the Fairfield Inn on Cummings Road.Jamison was traveling to Aroostook County, police said.Agents attempted to arrest Jamison Friday morning off Maine Mall Road in South Portland, but he fled toward Payne Road, police said.Jamison was involved in a multi-car crash at the intersection of Payne and Cummings roads in Scarborough, police said.He was caught about an hour later inside the Fairfield Inn, police said.Jamison is being held at the Cumberland County Jail on $100,000 bail.He is charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, aggravated assault, eluding a police officer, driving to endanger and leaving the scene of a personal injury crash.He is expected to be charged with aggravated trafficking in heroin, but those charges had not been filed Friday afternoon, police said.Jamison is due in court Tuesday.Three drug agents suffered minor injuries in the incident. They were being evaluated Friday afternoon at Maine Medical Center.More arrests are possible, police said.40313812Police told people to remain in their homes and lock their doors while they were searching for Jamison.An alert was sent to residents through the department's Code Red alert program.A manager at the hotel declined to comment.Get the WMTW App

Police seized more than 2 pounds of heroin from a man after a crash in Scarborough, authorities said.



Maine drug agents seized about 10,000 individual bags of pre-packaged doses. The heroin is worth about $450,000, police said.

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It is the largest drug seizure in state history, police said.

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Maine drug agents arrested James Jamison, 33, of Waterbury, Connecticut. He was taken into custody at the Fairfield Inn on Cummings Road.

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Jamison was traveling to Aroostook County, police said.

Agents attempted to arrest Jamison Friday morning off Maine Mall Road in South Portland, but he fled toward Payne Road, police said.

Jamison was involved in a multi-car crash at the intersection of Payne and Cummings roads in Scarborough, police said.

He was caught about an hour later inside the Fairfield Inn, police said.

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Jamison is being held at the Cumberland County Jail on $100,000 bail.

He is charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, aggravated assault, eluding a police officer, driving to endanger and leaving the scene of a personal injury crash.

He is expected to be charged with aggravated trafficking in heroin, but those charges had not been filed Friday afternoon, police said.

Jamison is due in court Tuesday.

Three drug agents suffered minor injuries in the incident. They were being evaluated Friday afternoon at Maine Medical Center.

More arrests are possible, police said.

Police told people to remain in their homes and lock their doors while they were searching for Jamison.

An alert was sent to residents through the department's Code Red alert program.

A manager at the hotel declined to comment.