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Miami police say they raided Ark Smoke Shop on Biscayne Boulevard after an undercover buy, seizing over 200 pounds of drugs and arresting one man on multiple charges.<\/p>\n
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A Miami smoke shop was descended upon by Miami police\u2019s heavily-armed SWAT team with high-powered rifles Thursday to serve warrants on a business stashing over 200 pounds of narcotics \u2014 one man was arrested after he sold an officer drugs, authorities say.<\/p>\n
Andrey Lopez is facing eight charges related to selling, possessing and delivering drugs, including marijuana, psilocybin and an opioid, his arrest report read.<\/p>\n
Around noon, a Miami undercover agent walked into Ark Smoke Shop, 2227 Biscayne Boulevard, and bought 72.7 grams of psilocybin and 14.6 grams of marijuana, police said.<\/p>\n
Later that day, a full search warrant was executed by Miami\u2019s SWAT on the business. A bystander took video, which OnlyInDade posted on social media showing officers in full gear.<\/p>\n
Detectives discovered a large stash of drugs in the building, including:<\/p>\n
63.5 pounds of pre-rolls of suspected marijuana96.9 pounds of weed-infused edibles106.9 pounds of vape pens\/cartridges45.8 pounds of psilocybin-infused edibles14 pounds of weed37 pounds of weed-infused beverages11.2 pounds of 7-OH, an opioid<\/p>\n
Lopez is accused of having the drugs and selling them, but it is unclear if he runs the smoke shop. A Miami-Dade property search shows the business belongs to an LLC that Lopez is not a part of.<\/p>\n
As of Friday evening, he still remained in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.<\/p>\n