The sheriff’s workplace stated they had been additionally promoting merchandise to youngsters.
IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — A month-long investigation in Iredell County resulted in search warrants served at a gaggle of smoke and vape outlets within the space.
On Tuesday, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Workplace stated it searched seven outlets on Friday, July 10. Investigators stated they’d proof the outlets had been promoting merchandise labeled as hemp or CBD that had THC ranges increased than that allowed by state legislation. Additional, investigators stated they bought complaints that the outlets had been promoting the gadgets to school-aged youngsters.
The sheriff’s workplace stated investigators made undercover purchases of suspected marijuana, bought as hemp or CBD flower. Preliminary testing confirmed they’d THC ranges increased than legally allowed. Additional merchandise purchased undercover had been discovered to have THC ranges as much as 5 occasions the authorized restrict.
PHOTOS: Counterfeit gadgets, marijuana seized by deputies from Iredell County smoke outlets
“The people concerned in these actions are focusing on our kids,” stated Sheriff Darren Campbell in a press release. “Irrespective of the place you’re within the county, we’ll relentlessly implement the legislation to guard our neighborhood.”
Throughout the searches, the sheriff’s workplace stated particular brokers with the North Carolina Secretary of State’s Workplace – particularly below the Trademark Enforcement Division – seized about 20 kilos of marijuana merchandise and 664 items of counterfeit merchandise.
The investigation remains to be ongoing.
The next outlets had been the topic of the search warrants:
- De Javu Vape Store on Wilkesboro Freeway
- 88 Tobacco and Vape on Davie Avenue
- Tobacco and Vape on Wilkesboro Freeway
- EZ Path Smoke Store on Davie Avenue
- Low cost Tobacco Store on East Broad Road
- The REC on Newton Drive in Statesville
- Jimmy’s EZ Cross 1 Cease on West Entrance Road
