A New York City man and a Winthrop woman have been arrested following a two-month investigation into the distribution of heroin in the Winthrop area. The arrests Monday night were a result of a joint investigation by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Winthrop Police.

For the last several weeks, agents assigned to MDEA's Augusta Task Force have been investigating the sale of heroin in the Winthrop area. Through this investigation, agents, with the assistance of Winthrop officers, were able to identify a local woman and a New York man who were suspected of being involved. The investigation included the undercover purchase of heroin from both.

Monday night, Drug agents and Winthrop Police arrested Bridget Drayton on Main Street in Winthrop following a motor vehicle stop. Shortly after Drayton was taken into custody, her home at 230 Main Street was searched. Found inside was John Cedino of New York City and seized were nearly 40 grams of heroin (over 700 dosage units), several thousand dollars and a .38 caliber revolver and ammunition.

The charges are:
1. John Cedeno, 19, of New York, N.Y. He has been charged with one count of Class "A" Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs (Heroin). This charge was aggravated due to the fact that the drugs were being sold within a school zone and the presence of a firearm.

2. Bridget Drayton, 32, of Winthrop is charged with one count of Class "A" Aggravated Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs (heroin), aggravated due to school zone and firearm and two counts of Class B Trafficking in Schedule W Drugs (heroin).

Both Cedeno and Drayton were transported to the Kennebec County Jail where Cedeno is being held on $50,000 cash bail and Drayton in being held on a $25,000 cash bail. Both are scheduled to appear in the Kennebec Unified Court on Feb. 8.