NORWALK — Police say they raided a Connecticut Avenue smoke shop that was illegally selling marijuana.
Members of the Norwalk Police Department’s Special Services Division and the state Department of Consumer Protection’s Drug Control Division on Thursday executed a search-and-seizure warrant at the Smoke House at 108 Connecticut Ave., Sgt. Ryan Evarts, a spokesperson for the Norwalk Police Department, said in a news release.
Smoke House was a subject of an ongoing investigation into smoke shops and vape shops that sell cannabis without a license, Evarts said.
Evarts said police seized several hundred products containing illegal levels of THC, more than 1 kilogram (2.28 pounds) of marijuana packaged in large freezer bags, plastic containers and plastic vials, and about $1,500 in cash.
Evarts said a 55-year-old Norwalk woman was charged with possession of cannabis with intent to sell, possession of cannabis (more than 1 kilogram), possession of drug paraphernalia and interfering with an officer. Her relationship to the business was not disclosed.
“The Norwalk Police Department remains committed to the investigation of retail smoke shops who continue to sell illegal marijuana products. The unregulated sale of marijuana in smoke shops and small retail presents a significant public safety issue by selling these products,” Norwalk Police Chief James Walsh said in the release.
H/T: www.thehour.com
