MELBOURNE, Fla. — Melbourne police found 70 packets of synthetic marijuana during two convenience store raids Thursday night, investigators said.
Police said that for two months, officers were undercover and bought synthetic marijuana in the Babcock Street corridor.
Search warrants were served at Majestic Mart and a BP store.
Investigators said they found synthetic marijuana hidden in coffee containers.
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“The K2, that’s bad. It’s not natural. It could kill folks,” said a customer, who was not identified.
They said they also found K2 inside cigarettes without time stamps, Viagra and EBT cards at the BP convenience store. Police believe the Viagra was being sold per pill
“The bottom line is, this kind of illicit drugs and all illicit narcotics and drugs of that nature are really a surgeon society,” said Chief Steve Mimbs, with the Melbourne Police Department. “There are a lot of families who are tragically effected by this. People are losing their jobs. They’re losing their life. There’s a tremendous amount of terrible things associated with these types of illicit narcotics.”
Two people were arrested Thursday.
Police identified the men taken into custody as Ahmed Salah Abdelwahed, of Merritt Island, and Mamoun Mahmoud Hamad, of Melbourne.
They’re facing charges of possession and sale of a controlled substance.
The Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco is looking into the sale of untaxed cigarettes.
Police are forwarding information to the state about potential EBT fraud as well.