Maine musician gets stolen drums back in elaborate sting operation

Maine musician gets stolen drums back in elaborate sting operation

CUMBERLAND, Maine — When police asked Evan Casas if he was positive the drums for sale online were his beloved set, stolen from a storage unit last year, he didn’t hesitate. “I told them I was 1,000 percent sure,” Casas said. They were like no other, and he’d know them anywhere. The veteran percussionist had played the custom maple set at hundreds of gigs and recording sessions since a college friend made them for him 25 years ago, when they wer…