PORTLAND, Maine: A Biddeford man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl.
According to court records, in October 2025, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration was investigating James Anderson, 21, for drug trafficking offenses. As part of that investigation, an undercover officer met Anderson and purchased drugs from him. In one exchange, Anderson sold the undercover officer over 100 grams of methamphetamine and over 40 grams of fentanyl.
Anderson faces a mandatory minimum term of 10 years and up to life imprisonment, up to a $10 million fine, and up to a lifetime of supervised release. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigative report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration investigated this case.
Operation Take Back America: This case is part of Operation Take Back America , a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.
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Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Maine — U.S. Department of Justice press release.