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Eric Adams, 38, of Waterbury, Conn., Obrian Barrett, 29, middle, and Todd Milliken, 35. (York County Jail photos),

BIDDEFORD - In one of the largest crack cocaine busts ever in the state of Maine, one man from Connecticut and two from Biddeford have been arrested, leading to a huge seizure of illegal drugs, cash and firearms.

Seized were two pounds of crack, a substantial amount of heroin, six handguns and $27,000 in cash. The street value of the drugs is $125,000.

Eric Adams, 38, of Waterbury, Conn., and Obrian Barrett, 29, and Todd Milliken, 35, both of Biddeford, are charged with aggravated trafficking of heroin and crack.

For the past year, agents from the MDEA York District Task Force, the FBI Southern Maine Gang Task Force and the New England HIDTA (high intensity drug trafficking area) conducted an investigation into a large scale heroin and crack cocaine distribution network operating in the Biddeford/Saco area, according to a Maine Dept. of Safety press release sent out on Friday.

Drug agents say Adams provided heroin and crack cocaine he obtained out of state to Barrett and Milliken as well as others, which was then sold throughout the area.

As part of the investigation, agents conducted undercover purchases of heroin and crack from the three men.

On Jan. 6 agents arrested Adams and Milliken in a room at the Hampton Inn in Saco, which was rented to Barrett. At the time of his arrest Milliken was in possession of a loaded handgun, crack cocaine and heroin. Agents conducted a search of the room and seized approximately 260 grams (520 doses) of crack cocaine, 40 grams (400 doses) of heroin and $27,000 of suspected drug proceeds.

Adams and Milliken were transported to the York County Jail where bail was set at $150,000 cash for each.

Thursday afternoon Barrett was arrested by Biddeford Police after the vehicle he was a passenger in was stopped on Boulder Way in Biddeford. Barrett was transported to the York County Jail without incident. His bail was also set at $150,000 cash.

Agents then searched a storage unit at Atlantic Mini Storage on Route 1 in Arundel. The storage unit was suspected of being used to process and store large quantities of the drugs. Seized from the storage unit was approximately 800 grams (1,600 doses) of crack cocaine, 52 grams of heroin (520 doses) and 5 handguns.

Also assisting in the investigation were representatives from the U.S. Marshal's Southern Maine Violent Crime Task Force, the Biddeford Police Department's Street Crime Unit, and the Saco and Old Orchard Beach Police Departments.

The investigation is continuing, and additional arrests are expected.

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