📰BIDDEFORD | 120 grams of Fentanyl, 21grams of Cocaine Hydrochloride | DRUG BUST "... A loaded shotgun and approximately $7,000.00 in suspected drug proceeds were located alongside the drugs..." Oc

📰BIDDEFORD | 120 grams of Fentanyl, 21grams of Cocaine Hydrochloride | DRUG BUST

"... A loaded shotgun and approximately $7,000.00 in suspected drug proceeds were located alongside the drugs..."

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October 29, 2025, According to reports from the MDEA and Biddeford Police Department, Brandon Gelsomini, 28, of Biddeford charged with Aggravated Trafficking Scheduled “W” Drugs Class A and Violation of Bail Conditions

For the past two months, MDEA and Biddeford Police received information from the Biddeford community reporting illicit drug sales from an encampment adjacent to the railroad tracks along James Street. An extensive investigation resulted in the identification of the main drug trafficker, Brandon Gelsomini.

A judicial search warrant was sought and granted for Gelsomini’s tent at that location. Due to Biddeford High School being in such close proximity, an early morning service of the warrant was requested.

On October 29, 2025, at approximately 7:00am, MDEA agents, Biddeford Police, USDEA, and the York County Sheriff’s Department executed the search warrant on Gelsomini’s encampment tent. Gelsomini was present and was taken into custody on an unrelated arrest warrant.

A search of the tent resulted in the seizure of 120 grams of Fentanyl, 21grams of Cocaine Hydrochloride (powder), 5 grams of Cocaine Base (Crack), as well as other items indicative of drug trafficking. A loaded shotgun and approximately $7,000.00 in suspected drug proceeds were located alongside the drugs. The estimated street value of the seized drugs is $14,000.00.

Gelsomini was subsequently charged with Aggravated Trafficking in Scheduled Drugs – Class A (School Zone, Firearm) along with Violation of Bail Conditions and is currently at the York County Jail being held without bail pending an appearance in court on October 31, 2025. This investigation will continue, and additional arrests are expected.

Saco Police, Old Orchard Police, Biddeford Fire Department, and Biddeford Code Enforcement also assisted in the service of the search warrant.

All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The MDEA stands committed to working with all federal, state, county, and local law enforcement partners in order to continue to identify and disrupt drug trafficking organizations who are attempting to distribute illicit drugs like fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine in the State of Maine.

If you or someone you know suffers from substance use disorder, please call 211 or text your zip code to 898-211 for a list of resources available in your area.

If you have information about this investigation or the illegal sale of drugs in your community, you are urged to contact the Maine Drug Enforcement office closest to you or by texting MDEA to TIP411 (847411) or by calling the MDEA tip-line at 1-800-452-6457.