Crime & Safety
Cops Seek Illegal Pot Shop Owners In Santa Ana
On Tuesday afternoon, police raided the store & seized 45 pounds of cannabis products, money, and a handgun. The owners vanished, cops say.
SANTA ANA, CA —Citizen complaints led to a police bust of an illegal marijuana business, Santa Ana police say. On Wednesday, officers were still looking for the owner and operators of the pot shop.
"We were getting citizen complaints, and based on those complaints the vice and narcotics unit started investigating" the business at 230 W. Warner Ave., said Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna.
On Tuesday afternoon, police raided the store, and seized 45 pounds of cannabis products, $2,180 in cash, a Glock 26 9mm handgun and methamphetamine, Bertagna said.
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The marijuana store is not licensed with the city, as required by law, Bertagna said.
"Nobody was at the location" when the raid occurred, Bertagna said, "So we're continuing to investigate who owns and operates the facility."
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