New York woman pleads guilty in Somerset County illegal marijuana grow operation

[Courts](/section/courts-news) New York woman pleads guilty in Somerset County illegal marijuana grow operation Somerset County sheriff’s deputies reportedly found hundreds of marijuana plants and roughly 30 pounds of processed marijuana between two properties.   BANGOR, Maine — A 30-year-old woman from New York City has pleaded guilty in federal court in Bangor to [running an illegal marijuana grow operation in Somerset County.](https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/pr/new-york-woman-pleads-guilty-maintaining-illegal-marijuana-grow-house) According to court records, Jiamin Liao bought a home in Madison to grow and sell marijuana, a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine states. In March 2024, Somerset County sheriff’s deputies searched that property and another home Liao owned in Norridgewock. At the Madison house, investigators found 551 marijuana plants, chemicals, and grow equipment, the release states.  Authorities said Liao was found at the Norridgewock property with about 30 pounds... --- *Note: This is a summarized excerpt. Click the source link above to read the full story.*