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Two arrested after South Portland drug bust

Steadysecond windCoverage went quiet for 12 days, then returned with 7 more reports - 7 voices in all.
After publishing: 2 headlines quietly rewritten2 changes
  1. centralmaine.comseen 14 Aug, 18:20headline rewritten

    ICE arrests 2 people outside of the Cumberland County courthouseICE arrests 2 people outside the Cumberland County courthouse

  2. pressherald.comseen 15 Aug, 03:04headline rewritten

    ICE arrests 2 people outside of the Cumberland County courthouseICE arrests 2 people outside the Cumberland County courthouse

original reportingcopies
Wed, 5 August 2026peak 2 reports on Wed, 12 August 2026Thu, 17 September 2026

What it is about

Neil MarlettaAriel EmersonSouth Portland, Maine, United StatesKennebunk, Maine, United StatesMaine, United StatesRockland, Maine, United StatesCumberland County, Maine, United StatesOld Orchard Beach, Maine, United StatesJacqueline SartorisBarbara CardoneMax BrooksDonald TrumpMaine Immigrant Rights CoalitionAmerican Civil Liberties Union Of MaineInstagramAmericanMassachusetts, United StatesBexon Calix-RiveraDoug OlsonCristian Laines-Hernandez

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyedited after publishingfirst to report
fox23maine.com1 original report1 original report
pressherald.com1 copy echoing centralmaine.com - edited after publishing
centralmaine.com1 original report - edited after publishing
q1065.fm1 original report
themainewire.com1 original report
wcyy.com1 original report
5 Aug, 12:40over 43 days17 Sept, 18:43

3 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 9 original reports, 1 reprint

  1. Wed, 5 August 2026

    1 report
  2. Wed, 12 August 2026

    1 report
  3. Tue, 25 August 2026

    1 report
  4. Wed, 26 August 2026

    1 report
  5. Fri, 28 August 2026

    1 report
  6. Fri, 4 September 2026

    2 reports
  7. Tue, 15 September 2026

    1 report
  8. Thu, 17 September 2026

    1 report

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