United States Drug Enforcement Administration

(PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Alfred McIntosh, Jr., aka “Bim,” 45, of Limington, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge D. Brock Hornby to 12 years in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release for distributing methadone.

According to court records, on June 1, 2012, McIntosh burglarized the residence of a family member and stole methadone.  On June 7, 2012, he distributed some of the stolen methadone to Drew Conners who consumed some of it and passed away on June 8, 2012 from acute methadone toxicity.

This case results from an investigation conducted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; the Buxton, Windham and Portland Police Departments, and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.