By Ray Cardello for July 5, 2025, Season 31 / Post 42

Rural Maine is under attack by the Chinese Cartel, which the Mexican Cartel is now challenging, and most Mainers are not aware of it, and those who are, seem unfazed. This situation is not simply a case of a group of Chinese illegals buying a piece of property and converting it to an inside pot farm; this is people and sex trafficking, zoning violations, drug trafficking, power theft, and the poisoning of Americans through the distribution of tainted cannabis. This situation involves the complicity of public officials, including the Governor and her family, the thwarting of law enforcement officials in enforcing the law, and the ignoring of cries for help by the former administration in Washington. This situation may have grown beyond the scope of Maine’s resources and may require a broad-based effort by the FBI and ICE to address this Chinese operation.

I call this a situation for lack of a more precise descriptive term. What probably started slowly has now grown to nearly 300 properties, all of which are operating illegally and putting every impacted community at risk. As we learned in Turner, they could be operating in clear view, as two such locations were uncovered right on Route 4, one of Maine’s busiest thoroughfares. One facility was filling a local childcare facility with the smell of burning cannabis 24/7. I have been writing about this Chinese invasion of Maine for two years, but nothing like the incredible investigative work of Steve Robinson, owner of the Maine Wire. Steve has been sounding the alarm to deaf ears for years. He has chronicled the facts, including the addresses and names of the principals, at significant personal risk. Still, he has met a brick wall when attempting to get politicians, local officials, or other media outlets to take notice and act.

I have been following Steve’s work daily through The Maine Wire, but I was blown away by a documentary featuring Steve’s work that debuted this week on the Tucker Carlson Network. In 90 minutes, Steve went into incredible detail to lay out this devious plot by the Chinese government to use Maine’s rural area as a base for their operations in the northeast. He exposed the properties, identified the people in charge, and revealed their connections to Janet Mills and her family, highlighting how they are endangering many of Maine’s communities. He showed how the Mexican Cartel is now attempting to cut into the Chinese operation and the potential war that could lead to between the two cartels.

Maine has become a very liberal state when it comes to cannabis use, with our roadsides littered with retail pot shops, but the pot being grown by the Chinese is being shipped up and down the eastern seaboard. Steve also explained how the Chinese pot is being infected with harmful chemicals that can not only harm or kill eventual users but are designed to change the hormonal makeup of users.

I refer to the Chinese Cartel, but nothing involving the Chinese happens without the blessing of the CCP. Just like the Fentanyl the Chinese are importing to America through Mexico, the CCP is backing these illegal pot farms in Maine. This entire operation must be addressed and shut down by our Justice and Homeland Security Departments, as well as the FBI. We have to urge our representatives and local/state law enforcement to work with these federal agencies and get these Chinese and Mexican operations out of our backyards. I urge you to follow Steve Robinson on The Maine Wire (Home – The Maine Wire), get educated on the situation, and take action. Let’s take back and make Maine a safer place, again.