Tell-Tale Signs Led To Cannabis Bust In Maine As Feds Crack Down On International Criminal Organizations Growing Illegal Weed
Maine’s law enforcement agencies recently busted another illegal grow operation seizing 40 pounds (18 kilograms) of processed cannabis, reported the Associated Press.
Xisen Guo, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in China, was behind a hidden high-tech cannabis grow operation from his house in Passadumkeag, as per court documents. In February, he was arrested following a police raid of his illegal grow.
Guo’s operation appeared on the police radar due to a hike in his utility bills that surged to nearly $9,000 a month from $300 before the house was bought for $125,000 in cash by a limited liability company. During the raid, police also found heat pumps, lighting and additional gear used for the cultivation of marijuana, according to court documents.
Last Friday, Guo was ordered held on federal drug …