{"id":182361,"date":"2025-08-28T12:06:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T12:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/182361\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T12:06:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T12:06:25","slug":"smoke-shop-at-arizona-mills-busted-for-selling-thc-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/182361\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoke shop at Arizona Mills busted for selling THC products"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX \u2013 A smoke shop at Tempe\u2019s Arizona Mills shopping center was recently busted and shut down for allegedly selling recreational drugs illegally, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The Tempe Police Department started investigating the Smoke Station after receiving a tip that it was selling marijuana and THC products without a license.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our ACTION Team shut down Smoke Station, a business inside AZ Mills, after an investigation revealed they were illegally selling THC. Result: 2 arrests, 2,100+ items seized, and their lease terminated. We\u2019re committed to keeping Tempe\u2019s businesses and neighborhoods safe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/daNnpFMmKX\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/daNnpFMmKX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tempe Police Department (@TempePolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TempePolice\/status\/1958673305205874832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">August 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Tempe Police ACTION Team and Arizona Attorney General\u2019s Office executed a search warrant at the mall smoke shop on July 31 and found boxes of THC edibles, vapes, carts and pre-rolls along with jars of marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>The Tempe Police Department posted <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TempePolice\/status\/1958673305205874832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">video footage<\/a> of the raid to its social media accounts last week.<\/p>\n<p>Tempe smoke shop drug bust results in two arrests<\/p>\n<p>Authorities wound up seizing over 2,100 items from the smoke shop and making two arrests.<\/p>\n<p>The store\u2019s manager was arrested on suspicion of selling marijuana and running a criminal enterprise, while an employee was arrested for sales.<\/p>\n<p>Management at Arizona Mills, a sprawling indoor shopping center near the Interstate 10-US 60 interchange, terminated the Smoke Station\u2019s lease after learning of the drug bust.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kstonezone\" data-show-count=\"false\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Follow @kstonezone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We want to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">Have a story idea or tip? 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