Illicit Chinese Toxins Discovered at Somerset County Triad Cannabis Operation

WRITTEN BY
Steve Robinson, Maine Wire
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Following the execution of a search warrant at 199 Middle Road in Fairfield, Maine related to an illegal cannabis growing operation, the Somerset County Sheriff ’s Department released images from the raid that show illegal Chinese-made fumigants—highly toxic chemicals not approved for any use in the United States.

According to a statement from the Somerset County Sheriff ’s Office, more than 700 illegal cannabis plants were present at the time of the search warrant execution—a small haul compared to the dozens of raids executed over the past year that have resulted in thousands of illegal marijuana plants being seized.

As previously reported exclusively by the Maine Wire, the Asian Transnational Criminal Organizations operating more than 270 black market marijuana sites throughout the state of Maine have sourced the toxic fumigants from compatriots in California.

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