Statement From Assemblymember John Zaccaro Jr. on NYC Sheriff’s Office Most Recent Cannabis Investigations
In an on going effort to combat illicit smoke shops in our community, on January 31st, in partnership with the NYC Sheriff's Office four inspections were carried out in our district. Those businesses included Amigos Grocery and Candy Store Corp (760 Allerton Ave), Amsterdam Cannabis Clubs 1 LLC (795 Allerton Ave), Lydig Organics Corp (711 Lydig Ave), and Park Convenience & Tobacco Corp (1077A Morris Park Ave).
“I would like to thank the brave men and women of the NYC Sherrif’s Office and everyone involved in the task force charged with stopping what has become a pervasive issue in our neighborhoods—the proliferation of unlicensed tobacco and cannabis products,” said John Zaccaro, Jr. “As a community, we are united in our mission to ensure that the businesses in our community are a positive value- add. Let this be a warning that if you are illegally selling tobacco or cannabis products, your day will soon come.”
The inspections yielded the following:
- 6 arrests
- 7 notice of violations with 29 violations and 203 counts of violations
- Estimated $234,300 in penalties
- 169.3 cartons of cigarettes seized
- 2,161 packages of other tobacco products seized
- 8,387 flavored vape products seized
- 433 THC vapes seized
- 543 packages of THC flower weighing a total of 8.46lbs seized
- 537 THC pre-roll weighing a total of 1.5lbs seized
- 232 packages of THC edibles weighing a total of 28.07lbs. seized
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