Portland Man Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges

Abdikeya Mohamud, 38, of Portland was arrested yesterday on four c

ounts of Class A Aggravated Trafficking Schedule W Drugs Cocaine Base (Crack) according to a press release received yesterday afternoon from Shannon Moss, Public Information Officer, for the Maine Department of Public Safety, Augusta.

On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, agents assigned to the Maine Drug Enforcement’s Cumberland District Task Force executed a search warrant at 38 Kensington  Street in Portland.  he search warrant was based on a month-long investigation into the trafficking of Cocaine Base.  This included neighborhoods’ tips as well as drug sales from the residence.

Prior to the execution of the search warrant, Abdikeyr Mohamud was observed leaving the residence in a vehicle and this vehicle was subsequently stopped on Washington Avenue in Portland  Mohamud was taken into custody without incident and tansported to the Cumberland County Jail.  He was charged with three (3) counts of Aggravated Trafficking in Scheduled W Druge (priors).

Members of the Portland Police Deparment Special Reaction Team then served the search warrant at the residence.  As a result of a search of the residence, agents located and seized 79 grams of Cocaine Base (Crack) as well as other items indicative of drug trafficking.  Mohamud was then charged with an additional count of Aggravated Trafficking.  Current street prices are $80  – $120 per gram.

Additional arrests and charges are expectded based on the investigation.  Mohamud is currently being held on $25,000.00 cash bail and is exepcted to ake his first appearance in court on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.

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