Crime & Safety

Malden Man Arrested In Maine Drug Raid: Report

Police raided a home in Maine and found marijuana paraphernalia.

MALDEN, MA — A Malden resident was one of two people arrested in a recent raid of an illegal marijuana house in Harmony, Maine, according to a report from The Piscataquis Observer.

51-year-old Wenfeng Chen has been charged with cultivation of marijuana and unlawful drug trafficking. During the raid that took place on Wednesday, April 2, police seized approximately 1.405 marijuana plants, 100 pounds of processed marijuana, and $1,600 in money from drugs, and a pistol.
Chen’s bail was set for $10,000. His next appearance in Somerset County Unified Criminal Court is slated for July 9.

Read more at The Piscataquis Observer.

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