A 21-year-old Lewiston resident, Samantha Ogwudiegwu, appeared in Lewiston District Court this week after being arrested on multiple counts of aggravated drug trafficking. She was released from the Androscoggin County Jail on Wednesday after posting $30,000 bail.
Court documents state that Ogwudiegwu was arrested Tuesday evening following a police search of her Granite Street apartment. Investigators say the arrest stemmed from an undercover drug buy two weeks earlier. During the search, police reported finding several types of drugs, prescription pills, and firearms.
According to an affidavit, Ogwudiegwu told investigators that people she doesn’t know sometimes stay at her apartment in exchange for payment. Police also said paperwork belonging to another individual was found in the room where the drugs were located.
At the time of the search, Ogwudiegwu was working her shift at Tree Street Youth on Howe Street, where she manages an after-school program for elementary students. Investigators confirmed no drugs were found at her workplace, and court documents note that she was cooperative with police during the arrest.
Ogwudiegwu has not yet entered a plea.
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