GOP Sen. Collins Grills FBI On ‘Serious Problem’ Of Chinese Organized Crime In Illegal Cannabis Cultivation In Maine
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) continues to push federal authorities for more information about illegal marijuana growing operations in Maine and China’s potential involvement. Last month she appealed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
This week, the FBI got a grilling.
“This is a serious problem, and our county, state and local law enforcement have been working with federal officials, but they are overwhelmed by the magnitude of the task,” Collins said to FBI director Christopher Wray.
Wray acknowledged that the FBI is seeing more ties between many of these operations and Chinese organized crime, especially in rural communities that could be seen as an attractive place to set up illegal cultivation sites, reported WABI TV.
“Our assessment is that it’s a …