Police this week raided a Norwalk vape shop for the second time this year, seizing marijuana products and arresting the clerk.
The raid took place Wednesday at Sono One Stop, 83 Washington St., Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police Department said. Investigators from the department’s Special Services Division reportedly found about 1.5 pounds of cannabis products, including pre-rolled cigarettes, containers and bags of marijuana, and THC edibles.
Twenty-year-old Aiman Faroq Mohsen-Alhodais of Norwalk, the store clerk, was arrested. Podgorski said he faces charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to sell a controlled substance, and that a separate warrant charging him with sale of a controlled substance was already outstanding. His bail was set at $100,000, and an arraignment is scheduled for Dec. 18.
Norwalk police previously raided the same shop in January. In November, city authorities cited Sono One Stop for allegedly violating the vape shop ordinance passed earlier this year; police said this week’s incident represents a second alleged violation.
The ordinance targets vape shops selling marijuana without the proper license. It imposes a $250 fine for a first violation; a second violation within one year can trigger a six-month suspension of the store’s license to sell vape products. A third violation within two years could result in revocation of the license.
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