On Monday, October 30, 2023, the New York City Sheriff's Office, working in partnership with the Office of Assemblymember John Zaccaro Jr., conducted another round of targeted inspections in the 80th Assembly District to combat the proliferation of the unlicensed and unregulated sale of cannabis and tobacco products.
This latest round builds upon previous successful targeted inspections carried out on September 14th, 2023 in the Allerton section of the Bronx and on September 18th, 2023 in the Pelham Parkway area.
On Monday, one business (MORRIS PARK SMOKE SHOP & CONVENIENCE INC) located at 1048 Morris Park Ave was found to be in violation of the law. One individual was arrested and charged with the following:
- Criminal Possession of Cannabis in the Third Degree
- Possession or Sale of Unstamped or Unlawfully Stamped Cigarettes
- Sale of Cannabis with Liquor License
Another business (AM CONVENIENCE V SHOP CORP) located at 2011A Williamsbridge Road was also found to be in violation of the law.
This resulted in the following penalties:
- Two arrests
- Four C-Summons
- Nine notices of violation (NOV's) with 34 violations and 205 counts of violation
- An estimated $181,200 in penalties.
Seized illegal products included:
- 7,092 flavored vape products
- 1,232 THC vapes
- 634 packages of THC flower weighing a total of 8.66 lbs
- 2,095 THC pre-roll weighing a total of 4.53 lbs
- 383 packages of THC edibles weighing a total of 43.76 lbs
- 147 cartons of untaxed cigarettes
- 5,351 packages of other tobacco products
“I want to be crystal clear to all those that continue to willfully violate the law and sell illegal and unregulated cannabis and tobacco in your smoke shops throughout the Bronx – your time will come. We will continue our work unabated, and Monday's successful seizure only reinforces our collective goal to respond to quality-of-life issues that deliver real results for our constituents," said Assemblymember John Zaccaro Jr., 80th Assembly District.
“The Sheriff's Office will continue to work collaboratively with all of our law enforcement partners to address this dangerous health and public safety issue in order to protect all New Yorkers. We want to thank Assembly Member John Zaccaro Jr and his team for their continued support. We are working and conferring with our elected officials to explore legislative solutions as well,” said Sheriff Anthony Miranda.
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