Detectives Raid Second Store In One Week For Synthetic Marijuana

Task Force detectives on Friday raided the second store in a week that allegedly sold synthetic marijuana.

According to police, they found the synthetic drug at Shirts & Stuff, located at 451 N. Main St.

Nearly 50 packages of the product, known as spice or K-2, were found as well as a number of items used in the preparation and consumption of the drug.

The items at the store were sold under the names "Defiant Blue," "Defiant Summit," and "King Krush."

Police said that the investigation was launched after a number of complaints.

Formal drug trafficking charges are pending with the Marion County Prosecutor's Office.

The task force found more than 600 packages of the synthetic drug at the Marion Food Market, located at 887 E. Center St., on Jan. 19.

Police said that the street value of the drugs seized in the raid was more than $9,000.

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