BANGOR, Maine: A Mattawamkeag man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor today for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance.
U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Bruce McAlpine, 33, to 58 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
According to court records, between May and July 2018, McAlpine conspired with others to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. A coconspirator was obtaining large quantities of methamphetamine from Florida and distributing to locations between Bangor and Houlton. McAlpine agreed to use his home as a storage location to assist in the methamphetamine distribution efforts. In July 2018, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency conducted a search warrant of McAlpine’s residence and recovered more than 1,000 grams of methamphetamine and multiple firearms.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency investigated the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys