ROCKLAND — A Warren man and two women from New York who were arrested by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency March 15 for allegedly selling crack cocaine all remain in jail.

Shaundrea Fuller, 20, of Buffalo, N.Y.; Raquel Renfro, 18, of Rochester, N.Y.; and Joseph Malburg, 52, of Warren, were charged with aggravated trafficking in crack cocaine.

All three made their initial court appearance in Knox County Unified Court March 16. Judge Paul Mathews set the bail for Fuller and Renfro at $50,000 cash. Malburg’s bail was set at $2,500 cash.

According to the affidavit filed in court by MDEA Supervisory Agent James Pease, for the past three weeks agents conducted an investigation into the distribution of crack in Knox and Lincoln Counties by two New York women. Fuller and Renfro were staying at local motels and residences in the two counties where they would sell crack cocaine to local users.

Agents conducted several undercover purchases of crack cocaine from the two during the investigation.

A search warrant was obtained and on March 15, drug agents from the Mid-Coast District Task Force, assisted by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and State Police, searched the home at 3270 Atlantic Highway in Warren, owned by Malburg. The trio was arrested there without incident, police said.

Renfro denied selling the drugs, Fuller admitted she had been selling crack cocaine and Malburg admitted to allowing the women to stay in his home, according to court documents. Malburg was paid with a few crack rocks and received $300 from the women for staying in his home, according to the affidavit.

Seized from the residence were 50 grams of crack cocaine, 10 grams of cocaine, $1,000 in suspected drug proceeds, along with other evidence of drug trafficking.

The approximate street value of the seized drugs is $9,000.

Also assisting in the investigation were the Rockport and Waldoboro police departments. 

Fuller, Renfro and Malburg will appear in court again April 26.

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