United States Drug Enforcement Administration

(Bangor, Maine - Kliton Xhemali, 32, of Bangor pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine on Tuesday to distribution of cocaine.  Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced the plea.

According to court records, on April 2, 2015, Xhemali sold about one ounce of cocaine for $1,550 to a cooperating witness and an undercover federal agent.  The sale took place at Xhemali’s residence in Bangor.  Xhemali faces up to 20 years in prison, a $1,000,000 fine and between three years to a lifetime of supervised release.

The case was investigated by the U.S Drug Enforcement Administration and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.