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Two Massachusetts Men Face Drug Charges After South Portland Chase

Image of drugs seized from South Portland Police


Two Massachusetts men face charges after being involved in a police chase in South Portland early Saturday morning.

Officers say they chased a speeding car on Westbrook Street at about 1:30 a.m. and ordered two people out of the vehicle after it hit a dead end on Osprey Circle, and backed into the police cruiser, and became disabled.

Police say 21-year-old Hamza A. Mahamud of Roxbury, MA. and 33-year-old Gerald A. Daughtry of Roslindale, MA. face drug trafficking charges after a large amount of narcotics disguised in popular candy packaging were found inside the car. Mahamud  also faces charges for the chase and driving without a license.

Mahamud and Daughtry were both taken to the Cumberland County Jail and are being held on $30,000 cash bail each. Officers also say they confiscated a knife, drug equipment, cash, and several cell phones from the vehicle. No one was hurt in the incident.

(Image of Hamza A. Mahamud from South Portland Police)

Hamza A. Mahamud (driver) charges:
-Reckless Conduct With a Dangerous Weapon;
-Aggravated Criminal Mischief;
-Unlawful Trafficking in Cocaine;
-Unlawful Trafficking in Marijuana;
-Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine;
-Aggravated Trafficking in Heroin/Fentanyl Powder;
-Unlawful Possession of Cocaine Base;
-Operating Without a License;
-Failure to Stop;
-Driving to Endanger.
(Image of Gerald A. Daughtry from South Portland Police)
Gerald A. Daughtry(passenger) charges:
-Carrying a Concealed Weapon;
-Unlawful Trafficking in Cocaine;
-Unlawful Trafficking in Marijuana;
-Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine;
-Aggravated Trafficking in Heroin/Fentanyl Powder;
-Unlawful Possession of Cocaine Base.

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