Governor LePage writes letter to white house asking for help with drug prosecutions stat : WCSH6

The governor believes slow federal prosecution is straining Maine's resources -- so in a letter, LePage asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to speed up the prosecution of drug crimes. Governor LePage believes the U-S Attorney's Office isn't actively pursuing drug dealers. The Governor also wrote Maine is being overrun with drug gangs from other Northeast states that he says are "decimating" the state's residents. LePage wrote that Maine is forced to prosecute and imprison most of the people who break "the most serious" federal laws. The Maine U.S. Attorney's office says it's increased its prosecution of heroin and opioid traffickers in recent years.



Governor LePage writes letter to white house asking for help with drug prosecutions
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APNewsBreak: LePage asks Sessions to boost drug prosecution
LePage successfully pushed for more state drug enforcement agents and has repeatedly spoken out against heroin traffickers coming into the state. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's Republican governor has asked U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to ramp up prosecution of drug crimes. A message was left with Sessions' office on Friday. Sessions has said he's committed to aggressive enforcement of federal drug laws. Heroin represented 37 percent of drug cases prosecuted last year, up from 6 percent in 2011.



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