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A federal jury in late January indicted three people for their alleged involvement in a…
“Jason” spoke broken English. But the energetic Chinese man communicated well enough to tell an…
Two Democratic lawmakers escalated their efforts to obtain long-overdue reports on Maine’s cannabis industry on…
Xisen Guo, 68, pleaded guilty Jan. 14 to federal drug trafficking charges, becoming the first…
A high-ranking official at the cabinet-level state agency admitted Wednesday that she intentionally withheld a…
Maine’s chief cannabis regulator said Wednesday that the Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) is aware…
The first person to be charged federally for operating an illegal Chinese-controlled marijuana growing operation…
The Maine State Police (MSP) have arrested a suspect in the murder of William “Nate”…
More than 80 cannabis industry stakeholders gathered Friday in Augusta to address the myriad challenges…
Arkansas State Police arrested a 53-year-old Oklahoma man on Christmas Eve after a traffic stop…
A federal jury in late January indicted three people for their alleged involvement in a…
Maine’s chief cannabis regulator said Wednesday that the Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) is aware…
“Jason” spoke broken English. But the energetic Chinese man communicated well enough to tell an…
The Maine State Police (MSP) have arrested a suspect in the murder of William “Nate”…
Illegal Chinese marijuana grows have taken over much of rural Maine. The government is either…
A Chinese national living in the Guangdong Province, China, became the proud owner of a…
Maine Wire Reporter Seamus Othot contributed to this story. The small family home at 254…
From Oklahoma to Maine, a little known program operated by the U.S. Department of Treasury…
Update: Several hours after the Maine Wire broke this story, the Penobscot Sheriff’s Department posted…
Xisen Guo, 68, pleaded guilty Jan. 14 to federal drug trafficking charges, becoming the first…
A Franklin County man who was charged in an alleged marijuana conspiracy is taking his…
A high-ranking official at the cabinet-level state agency admitted Wednesday that she intentionally withheld a…
In August of 2023, immigration reporter Jennie Taer published a leaked Department of Homeland Security…
If you’re looking to grow thousands of pounds of black market marijuana out of rural…
The 87-year-old self-described “frontman” for an elaborate Chinese-run drug trafficking organization active in rural Maine…
The first person to be charged federally for operating an illegal Chinese-controlled marijuana growing operation…
Two Democratic lawmakers escalated their efforts to obtain long-overdue reports on Maine’s cannabis industry on…
Asian restaurant owners in Maine have become targets for sophisticated and often lucrative burglaries at…
The U.S. Justice Department is intensifying its efforts against Chinese organized crime networks operating in…
More than 80 cannabis industry stakeholders gathered Friday in Augusta to address the myriad challenges…
In the town of Dexter, Maine, a seemingly abandoned property on Highland Avenue that once…
Campobello Holdings, Inc. arrived in Downeast Maine with promises to convert an antique sardine cannery…
Hundreds of illegal Marijuana grow sites operated by Asian Transnational Criminal Organizations have cropped up…
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department led a raid on a property in Cornville on Wednesday…
Town officials in northern Penobscot County suspect that out-of-state criminal organizations are illegally growing and…
Law enforcement raided an illegal, industrial-scale marijuana grow operation Tuesday morning in Wilton, ME at…
Asian transnational criminal organizations operate more than 270 illegal marijuana cultivation sites in Maine, according…
Authorities seized nearly 1,500 marijuana plants, 53 pounds of processed marijuana, and other items during…
As Maine continues to struggle with how to confront the sprawling networks of Chinese criminal…
A Maine family developed unusual respiratory symptoms after touring a Monmouth home that had previously…
Two people are dead and several others were hospitalized from carbon monoxide poisoning at a…
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Division executed a drug search warrant at a residence…
Three unidentified Chinese nationals were intercepted attempting to enter the U.S. illegally from Canada into…
A large number of Maine law enforcement officers executed a search warrant Monday morning at…
The Somerset County Sheriffs’ Office on Thursday executed a search warrant at a suspected illicit…
A months-long investigation culminated in a drug raid at a residence on Mercer Road Friday…