BANGOR, Maine : A Connecticut man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor today for trafficking cocaine and fentanyl.
U.S. District Judge Stacey D. Neumann sentenced Cyrus Griffin, 42, to 60 months in prison. Griffin pleaded guilty on April 1, 2025.
According to court records, Maine State Police stopped Griffin on I-95 on October 25, 2024. Griffin was on parole for a homicide and was not supposed to leave Connecticut. A search of Griffin’s person recovered over two thousand dollars in cash and a quantity of suspected drugs. Inside the vehicle, Maine State Police found a handgun under the driver’s seat, drug processing paraphernalia, suspected cocaine, and suspected fentanyl. Subsequent testing confirmed almost a pound of cocaine from the seizure and approximately 135 grams of fentanyl, as well as a suspected cutting agent and processing paraphernalia.
The DEA investigated the case, with the assistance of Maine State Police and the Maine Attorney General’s Office.
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.