The U.S. Justice Department is taking steps to seize of four properties in Maine linked to extensive illegal marijuana operations,…
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A massive illegal marijuana growing facility at a residence in Madison was raided by law enforcement Tuesday, the latest in…
Last week saw more illegal Chinese marijuana grow sites being busted in Somerset and Franklin Counties. Somerset Sheriff Dale Lancaster…
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During an appearance on the George Hale Ric Tyler (GHRT) Rewind radio show, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) elaborated on the…
A Chinese national arrested at an illegal marijuana grow site in February has become the first person to face federal…
U.S. Attorney General (AG) Merrick Garland could not provide an answer when asked by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) about the…
Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster’s office took down yet another illegal cannabis cultivation and processing hub on Tuesday located in…
CBS News Investigations ran a segment Tuesday highlighting the proliferation of Asian transnational criminal organizations throughout rural Maine, including an…
Transnational criminal organizations scored a major victory Tuesday in their ongoing effort to exploit rural Maine through the illicit cultivation…
Hundreds of illegal Marijuana grow sites operated by Asian Transnational Criminal Organizations have cropped up throughout Maine. Since the Maine…
A Chinese national living in the Guangdong Province, China, became the proud owner of a “fixer upper” in Penobscot County…
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department did not make any arrests as they raided a property on the Industry Road in…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray on Monday about what his agency is doing to help…
Authorities in Piscataquis County have cracked down two more illegal marijuana operations, executing two search warrants on March 7 that…
Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster put yet another illegal Chinese-run marijuana growing operation out of commission Monday morning on the…
Update: Several hours after the Maine Wire broke this story, the Penobscot Sheriff’s Department posted new information on their Facebook…
Maine’s Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (CJPS) held a public hearing on a bill intended to crackdown on…
A New York man was arrested Wednesday morning in Norridgewock following a raid on a Betterment Road property that uncovered…
Multiple properties throughout northern Maine suspected of being part of the network of illegal Chinese marijuana growing operations were raided…
Maine law enforcement agencies have seized more than 18,000 pounds of illegally grown marijuana from properties across rural Maine owned…
The Maine State Police announced on Tuesday that they had busted up two illegal cannabis growing operations in Belgrade. The…
The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office arrested three Chinese adult males and seized 970 marijuana plants from an illegal commercial-scale cannabis…
Just two weeks after the Wilton Police Department and Maine’s Office of Cannabis Policy confiscated more than $1,000,000 in illegally…
Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief joined Steven K. Bannon’s The War Room Thursday night to discuss the latest breaking news in Maine’s…
Maine law enforcement raided an illegal marijuana grow at 414 Kennebec Road in Machias Thursday, confiscating more than 2,600 live…
Police have confirmed that a massive illegal Marijuana grow discovered last month in Tennessee was operated by a Chinese National,…
Asian transnational criminal organizations operate more than 270 illegal marijuana cultivation sites in Maine, according to a leaked U.S. Department…
The Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) has no authority to police or regulate illegal marijuana grows — whether operated by…
State and federal law enforcement agencies have known about the existence of a sprawling network of Chinese-owned marijuana grows in…
Illegal Chinese marijuana grows have taken over much of rural Maine. The government is either incapable — or unwilling –…
The 87-year-old self-described “frontman” for an elaborate Chinese-run drug trafficking organization active in rural Maine told the Maine Wire that…
Three more New Yorkers have been arrested in Somerset County for illegally growing and trafficking vast amounts of marijuana at…
A Chinese man found during a raid at an illegal marijuana grow claimed that he was kidnapped and forced to…
Campobello Holdings, Inc. arrived in Downeast Maine with promises to convert an antique sardine cannery in Eastport into a seafood…
U.S. Attorney Darcie McElwee, a appointee of President Joe Biden, released a statement Friday addressing the numerous Chinese operated illegal…
The U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) published a report last week confirming the Chinese government’s…
Authorities discovered a “massive marijuana grow” operation Wednesday at a farmhouse on Route 133 in Jay, according to the Franklin…
Maine’s House unanimously passed a bill forbidding state and local government from contracting with businesses affiliated with hostile foreign governments,…
Given the Maine Wire’s role as the fastest growing media outlet in Maine and the preeminent investigative reporting team focused…
The Maine State Police were welcomed inside an illegal drug trafficking operation in Belgrade, confirmed that the owner had no…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) issued a statement Saturday, mourning the passing of former Gov. Joseph Brennan, a Democrat who governed…
Maine law enforcement has executed three search warrants in March on suspected illegal marijuana cultivation sites throughout northern Maine, the…
The proliferation of Asian Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) in America — especially illicit drug trafficking groups operated by Chinese nationals…
Washington, D.C. – Key U.S. intelligence officials have faced a series of probing questions from lawmakers this week, including Maine…
Today, we are all Laken Hope Riley. If the name does not move you, it should. We are losing young people…
The Biden Administration unveiled a new plan intended to oppose national security risks presented by Chinese made vehicles being imported…
Three unidentified Chinese nationals were intercepted attempting to enter the U.S. illegally from Canada into Maine early Wednesday morning, according…
In a significant crackdown on international money laundering and drug trafficking, Qinliang Chen of Rosemead, Calif., admitted guilt to conspiracy…
Nearly 1,500 illegally grown cannabis plants were seized Thursday after the the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant…
Maine Wire Reporter Seamus Othot contributed to this report. A Maine Republican is looking to crackdown on the foreign organized…
Maine law enforcement busted a massive illegal marijuana growing operation Thursday morning at 9 Riverside Drive in Norridgewock. Although no…
A bipartisan group of 50 members of Congress sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland last week demanding…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two more individuals in relation to a series of raids it carried out…
Maine’s congressional delegation renewed their call for federal action to be taken against a sprawling network of illegal Chinese-owned marijuana…
From Oklahoma to Maine, a little known program operated by the U.S. Department of Treasury has been leveraged by foreign…
FBI Director Christopher Wray, appeared before the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Wednesday to testify…
A federal jury in Oklahoma City has convicted two Chinese nationals, Jeff Weng and Tong Lin, of a major drug…
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department led a raid on a property in Cornville on Wednesday that led to the discovery…
At Tuesday’s meeting of Maine’s legislative council, Rep. Katrina Smith (R-Palermo) proposed a bill that would stop hostile foreign governments,…
Town officials in northern Penobscot County suspect that out-of-state criminal organizations are illegally growing and trafficking marijuana in their towns,…
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday that he has issued an Executive Order prohibiting individuals and businesses from certain nations…
It’s been a transformational year for the Maine Wire. Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson officially took the reins in February, and now…
Households led by illegal immigrants with U.S.-born children, often referred to as “anchor babies,” are more likely to utilize welfare…
Illegal immigration at the southern U.S. border, already on track in 2023 to break all previous annual records, has surged…
Maine’s legislature will consider a bill proposed by Sen. Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot) that would remove all references to marijuana from…
Republican U.S. Senator from Maine Susan Collins has sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine…
The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office has said it is investigating the illegal Marijuana grow facilities that have proliferated throughout northern…
Officers from the Wilton Police Department and investigators from the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) busted a massive illegal…
Law enforcement raided an illegal, industrial-scale marijuana grow operation Tuesday morning in Wilton, ME at 128 Weld Road, the former…
With the Maine Wire’s recent investigative reporting on the “Triad Weed” operations that have overtaken rural Maine, there has been…
By Jennie Taer of the Daily Caller News Foundation PORTLAND, Maine — Illegal marijuana grows run by Chinese nationals have sprung…
With the Maine Wire’s recent investigative reporting into the “Triad Weed” operations that have overtaken rural Maine, there has been…
Last week, Representatives Mike Soboleski and Austin Theriault, who are both running for congress in Maine’s Second Congressional District, joined…
Republican U.S. Senator from Maine Susan Collins was briefed Thursday by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram on efforts…
The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) has found a contamination rate of 42 percent in samples taken from the…
Following the Maine Wire’s Report on the Illegal Marijuana grow facilities throughout the state operated by Chinese criminals, Rep. Michael…
The Maine Legislature will consider a bill next year that aims to address the proliferation of illegal Chinese-owned marijuana growing…
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation are renewing their call for a federal investigation into illegal Chinese-owned marijuana growing operations following…
The number of Chinese nationals entering the U.S. illegally across the southern border has exploded this year, according to data…
Maine authorities have intensified their crackdown on illegal marijuana operations, conducting multiple raids across central Maine in January, including raids…
When the Machias Police executed a search warrant at 414 East Kennebec Road in December, they suspected they find an…
Rep. Michael Soboleski’s (R-Phillips) attempt to appeal his failed proposal to ensure enforcement of Maine’s cannabis laws once again failed…