PORTLAND, Maine : A Portland man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for his role in a California-Maine cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
U.S. District Judge Stacey D. Neumann sentenced Chase Kane , 30, to 12 months and one day in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release. Kane pleaded guilty on December 10, 2025.
According to court records, Kane and associates repeatedly received large quantities of cocaine via mail, primarily from California, and made trips to California and Mexico to meet with suppliers and co-conspirators. They then distributed the drug to customers and associates in eastern Maine. Kane and his associates possessed multiple firearms during the drug conspiracy.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigated this case, with the assistance of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and the United States Postal Inspection Service.
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.