Two Men Arrested On Heroin Trafficking Charges In Southwest Harbor

Two men have been charged with selling heroin in Southwest Harbor as the result of a several month investigation by MDEA’s Downeast Task Force, Southwest Harbor Police and the Hancock Sheriff’s Office.

According to Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesman Steve McCausland, drug agents searched a home at 258 Main St. in Southwest Harbor, last week. As agents and officers arrived at this residence, McCausland said the two men fled from the house when they saw officers arriving. Ellsworth Police Sgt. Shawn Willey and his K-9 “Chase” were able to locate one of the males hiding in the woods a short distance from the Main Street residence. He was identified as Andres Martinez aka: “P”, 42, of Hudson, New Hampshire. The second man who ran from the house was identified as Ian Jellison, 35, of 258 Main Street in Southwest Harbor, who turned himself in on June 17, according to McCausland.

As a result of evidence gathered during the investigation, to include heroin and approximately $1,500 in cash, both Martinez and Jellison have been charged with Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs (Heroin) and both were taken to the Hancock County Jail, McCausland said. Bail on Martinez was set at $25,000 cash and Jellison’s bail was set at $3,000 cash. Both are scheduled to appear in Hancock County Unified Court on August 12, 2016.  The investigation is continuing with more arrests likely, said McCausland.