New Hartford PD: Chadwicks store raided for alleged marijuana products

CHADWICKS, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) — New Hartford Police seized a large quantity of illegal products and arrested the owner on Monday after a raid on a store in Chadwicks, according to an announcement from Chief Ron Fontaine. Police executed a search warrant at the Cloud 9 Smoke Shop on Oneida Street in Chadwicks on Monday, November 3. The warrant was part of an ongoing investigation in to the illegal sale of cigarettes and various cannabis products. According to New Harford Police, the shop — which was owned by 29-year-old Raouf Alamri — is not a licensed marijuana dispensary under New York State Law. However, during their search of the store, police found an unknown quantity of marijuana products, as well as an unknown quantity of flavored vaping products. All of those products were seized by members of the Oneida County Department of Health, who were conducting a separate investigation into the business.

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