United States Attorney's Office for the District of Maine
05/08/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/08/2026 14:53
Lewiston Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking
Press Release
Lewiston Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking
Friday, May 8, 2026
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For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maine
Dashane Seamster distributed methamphetamine and heroin
PORTLAND, Maine: A Lewiston man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to distributing controlled substances.
According to court records, beginning in February 2025, a confidential source working with the FBI made several controlled purchases of drugs from Dashane Seamster, 30. On April 1, 2025, the confidential source purchased approximately four ounces of methamphetamine and 120 grams of heroin from Seamster in Lewiston. Investigators surveilled and recorded the transaction.
Seamster faces a mandatory minimum term of 10 years and up to life imprisonment, a maximum fine of $10 million, and up to a lifetime of supervised release. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigative report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The FBI investigated this case.
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Contact
Shira Furman, Assistant United States Attorney (Tel: 207-780-3257)
Updated May 8, 2026
Topic
Drug Trafficking
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