“It Does Make It More Difficult When Augusta Changes Laws” — Bagley On Maine’s Drug-Trafficking Laws

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🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Detective Corey Bagley

“It Does Make It More Difficult When Augusta Changes Laws”
— Bagley On Maine’s Drug-Trafficking Laws

Detective Corey Bagley, a Republican candidate for Hancock County sheriff, joined Q-Point to discuss his campaign and 34 years in law enforcement. Bagley currently serves as a detective with the Ellsworth Police Department and previously spent 31 years with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, holding positions that included corrections officer, patrol lieutenant and chief deputy.

Bagley discussed changes to Maine’s drug laws, saying increased drug-quantity thresholds have made it more difficult for law enforcement to bring trafficking charges. He also addressed repeat offenders, people accumulating multiple sets of bail, the loss of Stonington’s approximately $89,000 patrol contract and the resulting loss of a deputy position.

The conversation also covered fatal crashes, speeding, mental-health and substance-use calls, deputy recruitment and the departure of 14 sheriff’s office employees since 2023. Bagley outlined priorities that included employee recruitment and retention, an embedded mental-health liaison, stronger collaboration, public trust and transparency, responsible budgeting and effective public safety.

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The statute is Title 17‑A, §1118‑A(1)(C), covering aggravated illegal importation:

“At the time of the offense, the person illegally imports cocaine in a quantity of 112 grams or more. Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime.”

The change came through LD 1366, “An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of the Drug Laws Related to Cocaine Base,” Public Law 2025, Chapter 326. It removed the separate 32‑gram threshold for cocaine base, making the threshold 112 grams for both powder cocaine and cocaine base. 

https://www.mainelegislature.org/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280097951

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