Two men were arrested Wednesday after an undercover operation at a North Huntingdon vape shop, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office said.

Undercover agents went to the Star and Smoke Vape Shop on Lincoln Highway attempting to buy vapes that contained Delta‑8, a product that is illegal in Pennsylvania, officials said. Investigators allege employee Al Merdaie Mohamed handed the agents several Delta‑8 vapes. When Westmoreland County detectives entered the store, prosecutors say Mohamed tried to hide the items from view.

Mohamed told investigators he was “just filling in for a friend.” When another man, identified as employee El Hacen Mohamed Najem, walked into the shop and identified himself as staff, he was also arrested, the DA’s office said.

After the arrests, a search warrant at the business turned up additional products, including Delta‑8, THCA flower, edibles and dab wax. This was the second search warrant executed at the shop this year; in February investigators seized more than 600 grams of illegal items and submitted them for testing.

Pennsylvania law outlaws all Delta‑8 products, and Delta‑9 products containing more than 3% concentration are also illegal.

Both men were arraigned on multiple drug-related charges and were remanded to the Westmoreland County Prison after failing to post $100,000 bail.

The investigation involved the Westmoreland County Drug Task Force, Westmoreland County detectives, North Huntingdon Township police and the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.