Federal Jury Finds St. Albans Man Guilty of Fentanyl Trafficking

BANGOR, Maine:  A St. Albans man was found guilty this week of conspiring to distribute and possess controlled substances. The verdict came after a two-day jury trial in U.S. District Court in Bangor with Judge Lance E. Walker presiding.

According to evidence presented at trial, between June 2017 and February 2018, Adam Johnson, 32, participated in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl in central Maine. Johnson would travel out of state to meet the source and pick up fentanyl that he would then bring back to Maine to package and sell to dealers. The amount of fentanyl exceeded 400 grams. Just 2 milligrams of fentanyl is a potentially lethal dose.

Johnson faces a minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison followed by five years to life of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); and Somerset County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case.

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