AUBURN, Maine — Three people were arrested in Auburn on aggravated drug trafficking charges following a yearlong investigation by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Auburn police, officials said.

Brianna Reny, 26, of Auburn; Akil Charles, 31, of Brockton, Massachusetts; and William Tardiff, 57, of New Gloucester, were taken into custody in connection with the investigation into a suspected drug trafficking organization operating in the city.

Reny and Charles are each charged with aggravated trafficking in scheduled W drugs and trafficking in scheduled W drugs. Tardiff is charged with aggravated trafficking in scheduled W drugs.

MDEA agents began investigating the organization in December 2024 after receiving information from community tips and local law enforcement partners. The inve

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