Three Maine Residents Arrested On Heroin Charges

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested three people Tuesday night and charged them with distributing heroin in Knox, Lincoln and Kennebec counties.

Police arrested 42-year-old James Millay of Thomaston, 35-year-old Jody Daniello of Thomaston and 42-year-old Donna Johnson of China.

Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said Millay and Daniello would travel weekly from Thomaston to China to purchase heroin from Johnson and others.

McCausland said Millay and Daniello were arrested Tuesday after they were pulled over on Route 17 and drug agents seized 20 grams of heroin from their vehicle.

McCausland said drug agents later searched Johnson’s home on China Lake and found 39 grams of heroin, a loaded .38 caliber handgun and $5,000 in suspected drug money.

Bail was set at $10,000 each. The suspects are scheduled to appear in Wiscasset Unified Court on February 25.