The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office executed search warrants at three residences Tuesday, with two in Whitefield and one in Chelsea, which is in Kennebec County. Last week, officers raided three other Lincoln County homes — two in Jefferson and one in Whitefield. All of the houses were illegally run marijuana cultivation facilities, according to a Lincoln County lieutenant.
Video: See what police found at a marijuana growing operation in a Chelsea home
One person was arrested Tuesday in connection with a raid on an illegal marijuana growing operation at a Cooper Road home, and 900 marijuana plants were confiscated.
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