By Kathy McCarty
Staff Writer
CARIBOU — A Woodland man has been charged and his vehicle impounded by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency following a traffic stop on Route 161 by Caribou police Monday night.
“At about 9 p.m. Monday, July 16, Caribou Police Officer Matt Cummings stopped a blue Ford station wagon, for a traffic violation, in the parking lot of Ouellette’s Variety on Route 161 in Caribou. The operator, Todd Doody, 23, of Woodland, was charged with operating after revocation and the vehicle was searched because of Doody’s condition of probation,” said Division Commander Darrell Crandall, MDEA.
Upon searching the car, officers discovered paraphernalia that led to MDEA agents being called in.
“Caribou police officers found items in the vehicle that they became suspicious of and may involve the making of methamphetamine. MDEA agents were called to the scene to follow up and confirmed that the items are consistent with items used to make meth,” said Crandall.
The vehicle was secured, seized and towed to an impound facility in Houlton.
“On Tuesday morning, MDEA agents obtained a search warrant for the vehicle and members of MDEA’s lab team have now assembled in Houlton to begin processing the evidence,” said Crandall, adding additional information will be released as it becomes available, with additional charges pending results of the investigation.
