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Illegal marijuana grow operation discovered in Oxford County

Illegal marijuana grow operation discovered in Oxford County

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The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office says that they’ve found an illegal marijuana grow operation at a house on Porter Road in Dixfield.

On Friday morning at around 9 A.M. police executed a search warrant on the house after receiving reports of the growth.

The Oxford County Sheriff’s office along with federal, state, and local authorities reportedly found over 23 pounds of processed marijuana and 1,647 marijuana plants.

CBS 13 reports that no one was home at the time, but records indicate that the home is owned by a 38-year-old woman from Boston

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