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Connecticut man arrested in Maine with 1,800 bags of heroin

A Connecticut man is in custody after drug agents said they found him entering Belfast with 1,800 bags of heroin. Alexander Cruz, 20, was arrested after being found to allegedly be the main supplier for two local dealers, authorities said. Drug agents had been investigating for the past couple of weeks, and learned Cruz was headed to Belfast. He was charged with aggravated trafficking. His bail was set at $25,000. After recent overdose deaths on the Mid Coast, authorities said the heroin has been sent out for testing to determine if it was mixed with other substances.

A Connecticut man is in custody after drug agents said they found him entering Belfast with 1,800 bags of heroin.

Alexander Cruz, 20, was arrested after being found to allegedly be the main supplier for two local dealers, authorities said.


Drug agents had been investigating for the past couple of weeks, and learned Cruz was headed to Belfast.

He was charged with aggravated trafficking. His bail was set at $25,000.

After recent overdose deaths on the Mid Coast, authorities said the heroin has been sent out for testing to determine if it was mixed with other substances.