Oakfield Meth Lab Dismantled, Man Facing Drug Charges

A 39-year-old Oakfield man is facing drug charges in connection with a suspected methamphetamine lab that occurred early Tuesday morning in the Southern Aroostook County town of Oakfield.

According to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, Maine State Trooper Carmen Lilley responded to a home on the River Road in Oakfield early Tuesday morning to investigate a disturbance that had been reported via a 911 call to State Police dispatch in Houlton. According to the caller, someone inside the residence was allegedly “trying to burn the house down”.

Upon his arrival, Trooper Lilley observed individuals at the residence who appeared to be under the influence of methamphetamine. In addition, Trooper Lilley was able to detect a strong chemical odor coming from the residence and noticed materials consistent with the illicit production of methamphetamine inside the residence. Suspecting that methamphetamine could be being produced, Trooper Lilley evacuated the remaining individuals from the home and notified MDEA’s clandestine lab response team.

Following his investigation, Trooper Lilley arrested the home owner, Douglas Morin, on a domestic violence related offense.

Using the information gathered by the initial law enforcement responders, MDEA applied for, and was granted a search warrant for Morin’s residence. At approximately 1130 a.m. the warrant was executed on the residence by members of MDEA’s clandestine lab response team. Thus far in the search, agents have recovered a significant amount of evidence consistent with the manufacturing of methamphetamine.

As a result, 39-year-old Douglas Morin of Oakfield, has been charged with Class B Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs (methamphetamine). He is currently being held at the Aroostook County Jail in Houlton. Bail has been set at $10,000 cash.

MDEA is being assisted at the scene by the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Department, the Maine State Police, the Department of Environmental Protection, a State of Maine chemist and the Oakfield Fire Department. They expect to be on scene for the next couple of hours.