DEA raid finds fake CBD products at 2 Fayetteville stores
TO MY GOODNESS. WHAT A TERRIBLE
SITUATION MARK, THANK YOU WITH
THE UPDATE. THE DEA, THEY
RAIDED 2 SMOKE SHOPS IN
FAYETTEVILLE.
>> OVER PRODUCTS THAT WERE
FALSELY LABELED AS CBD. AND
TODAY WE LEARNED OF THOSE
RAIDS. THEY WERE PART OF A
MULTI-STATE INVESTIGATION THAT
STARTED IN MISSISSIPPI. WRAL,
FAYETTEVILLE, REPORTER GILBERT
BAYS SHOWS US WHAT THE AGENTS
DISCOVERED.
>> WELL, TO CANDY SHOP STORES
THAT ARE HERE IN FAYETTEVILLE
OPERATING STRIP MALLS LIKE THIS
ONE RIGHT HERE, THE PART OF A
LARGER INVESTIGATION THAT
ORIGINATED IN MISSISSIPPI.
>> DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENTS IN
BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI, SAY THE
CANDY SHOP STORES ON GROVE
STREET AND CLIFFDALE ROAD IN
FAYETTEVILLE ARE OWNED BY THIS
MAN. HE'S BILOXI CITY COUNCIL
MEMBER ROBERT DEMING, THE 3RD,
WE'RE TOLD THE BUSINESSES THAT
SELL CBD BASED PRODUCTS IN
SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN
MISSISSIPPI AS WELL ON
THURSDAY, THE MISSISSIPPI TOOK
OUT A WARRANT TO SEARCH DEMINGS
HOME. THEY ALSO RAIDED HIS
STORES AND MISSISSIPPI. AND THE
2 HERE IN FAYETTEVILLE,
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE BUS WAS
PART OF AN 18 MONTH
INVESTIGATION AFTER COMPLAINTS
FROM CUSTOMERS WHO SAY THE
PRODUCTS THEY PURCHASE FROM
THE STORES ARE MAKING THEM
SICK. SEVERAL PEOPLE INCLUDING
CHILDREN HAD TO GO TO THE
HOSPITAL, ACCORDING TO A PRESS
RELEASE FROM THE FAYETTEVILLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE
OPERATION SEAS, 6,000 UNITS
OF SYNTHETIC CANNABIS FALSELY
LABELED AS CBD. 500 DOSES OF
SUBSTANCE IS SUSPECTED TO
CONTAIN SYNTHETIC CANNABIS 1000
UNITS OF HOMEMADE EDIBLES
SUSPECTED TO CONTAIN SYNTHETIC
CANNABIS. AND ABOUT 2 MILLION
DOLLARS IN CASH. THE AGENTS
ALSO GATHERED DOCUMENTS THAT
SUPPORT THE ALLEGATIONS IN
THEIR INVESTIGATION, WHICH IS
ONGOING. WE'RE TOLD THE CITY
COUNCILMAN WAS NOT AT HOME AT
THE TIME OF THE RAID. AND SO
FAR HE'S NOT BEEN ARRESTED.
SO WE REACH OUT TO FAYETTEVILLE
POLICE TO GET MORE DETAILS
ABOUT THE BUST HERE. BUT WE
HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM THEM.
BUT WE DO KNOW THIS STORE AND
THE OTHER WANT TO PUT THE ROAD.
THEY'RE OPEN AND OPERATING.