On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Lewiston Police Department assisted with a probation compliance check for Steven Braggs, of Lewiston, who was on “supervised release,” as part of a 2015 federal sentence for the charge of “felon in possession of a firearm.”
Braggs was contacted at a Lewiston hotel where 100 grams of cocaine were found in his possession. Braggs was arrested without incident and transported to the Androscoggin Jail where no bail was set due to a probation hold.
Subsequent to Braggs arrest, agents drafted and were granted a search warrant for Braggs residence at 114 Wellman Street, Lewiston. A search resulted in the seizure of cocaine, trafficking materials and $25,300. in suspected drug proceeds.