Sheriff’s Office Makes K2 Bust at Riverview Convenience Store

Two men are behind bars following a raid on a Riverview convenience store.

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, deputies executed a search warrant at the Riverview Pit Stop, 8624 U.S. 301 S., today because they said the business was still selling K2 even after the state passed laws banning the chemical compounds found in this synthetic marijuana.

When they searched the store, they found more than 3,000 packages of K2, valued at $124,000, a sheriff’s office media release said. They also seized a semi-automatic rifle.

Arrested were Riyad Aljamal, 41, of 17885 Arbor Green Drive, Tampa, and Kareem Alsioury, 31, of 12718 N. 57^th St., Tampa. Aljamal is the owner of the store and Alsioury is a clerk, the release said.

Both men were charged with felony distribution of a controlled substance.