Juan Antonio Arias Almonte, 31, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, was arrested in Belfast, Maine. Authorities seized approximately 170 grams of cocaine (worth an estimated $17,000) concealed in his vehicle's headliner. He faces charges of aggravated trafficking of Schedule W drugs and is held on $50,000 cash bail.
The arrest was the culmination of a months-long investigation led by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA). Law enforcement had received reports of a Massachusetts man selling substantial amounts of narcotics in the Belfast area but initially only knew him by an alias. On July 8, 2026, MDEA agents received credible information that Almonte was traveling to Belfast with a large quantity of cocaine. Agents conducted surveillance, located him in a Belfast parking lot, and searched his vehicle after confirming his identity.
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