Drug Sweep Held At Hermon High School

HERMON (NEWS CENTER) -- Several local and state law enforcement agencies were at Hermon High School Monday morning with drug sniffing dogs for a scheduled drug sweep.

Units from the Bangor and Brewer Police Departments, Maine State Police, the Aroostook County Sheriff's Department and Penobscot County Sheriff's Office participated.

Authorities say the entire operation lasted about two hours, but students were only told to stay in their classrooms for about 30 minutes during the actual sweep.

Sergeant Michael Burgess of the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office says one student was cited for possession of marijauna, and another student was cited for possession of alcohol, which are both civil violations.  He says the drugs and alcohol were found in the students' vehicles in the parking lot and not in the school. 

Authorities say they periodically do these sort of sweeps when they get a request from a school superintendent.