Maine DEA Agents Arrest Six on Drugs & Weapons Charges

According to a press release from the Maine Department of Public Safety, agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency have arrested six people on various charges.

The arrests come after a nearly six-month-long investigation.

Law enforcement executed simultaneous searches at two residences on Beech Hill Road in Rockport.

The press release explains that in January, agents from the Midcoast District Task Force began an investigation into alleged drug trafficking done by Eldon Bennet and Sean Osterlin of Rockport, and Luis Cheveres-Rivera of New Jersey.

The press release says, in part:

After obtaining a search warrant for the residences, Agents, with the assistance of the Knox County Sheriff’s Department, Camden/Rockport Police Department, and Rockland Police Department executed the search warrants in the early morning of Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

During the raids, agents reportedly found 60 grams of fentanyl, eight grams of cocaine base, four handguns, three shotguns, and seven rifles.

Arrested during the busts were:

Eldon Bennett  (41) of Rockport was arrested for Aggravated Trafficking Schedule W Drugs class A, and outstanding arrest warrants.   Bail was set at $10,000.  Bennett is currently being held at Knox County Jail in Rockland.  

 Holly Beaupre  (40) of Rockport was arrested for Unlawful Possession Schedule “W” Drugs, Class C. Beaupre was held without bail.  Beaupre is currently being held at Knox County Jail in Rockland.

Sean Oesterlin  (33) of Rockport was arrested for Aggravated Trafficking Schedule “W” Drugs Class A.  Bail was set at $10,000 Unsecured cash.  Oesterlin was transported to the Knox County Jail where he was allowed to bail.

Lawrence Wotton-Thayer (37) of Waldoboro was arrested on one count of Unlawful Possession of a firearm by a prohibited person Class C, and outstanding arrest warrants.  Bail was set at $1000 cash. Wotton-Thayer is currently being held at Knox County Jail in Rockland.

Luis Cheveres-Rivera (38) of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was arrested for one count of Aggravated Trafficking Schedule “W” Drugs Class A.  Bail was set at $10,000 cash Cheveres-Rivera is being held at Knox County Jail in Rockland

Randy Lohones (32) of Dorchester, Massachusetts was arrested for Unlawful Possession of a firearm by a prohibited person Class C and outstanding arrest warrants. Lohones was held without bail.   Lohones is being held at Knox County Jail in Rockland.

Bennett, Beaupre, Wotton-Thayer, Cheveres-Rivera, and Lohones are scheduled to appear in Knox County court on Friday, June 7, 2024.  Additional charges may be brought during that appearance.

*NOTE - All suspects are considered innocent until found guilty in a court of law.