Hodgdon man arrested for meth

   HODGDON, Maine — For the second time this year, a home on the Walker Road has been the site of a methamphetamine drug bust by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.
On Saturday, the MDEA and Clandestine Drug Laboratory Enforcement Team (CDLET) executed a search warrant at a residence located on 699 Walker Road in Hodgdon and in the process of the search located evidence of a methamphetamine manufacturing operation.
As a result of the search, James Boyce, 31, of Hodgdon was arrested and charged with Class B trafficking in methamphetamine and violating the conditions of his release, according to a press release issued by Peter Arno, director of the MDEA.
On Friday evening, Deputy Erica Pelletier of the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Department and Trooper Jared Sylvia of the Maine State Police came to the Walker Road residence as part of an unrelated investigation. During that investigation, the officers noticed material in the house consistent with the production of methamphetamine.
Deputy Pelletier and Trooper Sylvia, both of whom are members of MDEA’s clandestine lab response team, evacuated the residence and secured it pending the search warrant.
The search of the property took place at 11:30 Saturday morning, and a number of items consistent with the manufacturing of methamphetamine were located and seized as evidence.
Back on March 24, a meth lab was discovered at this same location. On that occasion, Marcus Toner was charged with manufacturing methamphetamine. Police said it was unclear what, if any, relationship there was between Toner and Boyce.
The Aroostook County Sheriff’s Department, the Maine State Police, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and the Hodgdon Fire Department assisted MDEA at the scene.
Boyce was transported to the Aroostook County Jail, where he is currently being held pending bail. The investigation is continuing and it is likely that others could be charged.