{"id":232448,"date":"2026-05-15T07:35:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/232448\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T07:35:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:35:40","slug":"smoke-shop-in-queens-had-pulley-system-for-drug-delivery-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/232448\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoke shop in Queens had pulley system for drug delivery, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BAYSIDE, Queens (PIX11) \u2014 Two people are under arrest after investigators raided the Bayside Convenience store at 40-13 Bell Boulevard in Queens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Law enforcement sources tell PIX 11 News that the store owners had rigged up a makeshift pulley system and chutes to bring the product into the ground-level store from a \u201cstash house\u201d in an apartment on the building\u2019s second floor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.pix11.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Get ongoing crime and safety coverage on our homepage;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Get ongoing crime and safety coverage on our homepage&quot;}\"> Get ongoing crime and safety coverage on our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">People familiar with the case say at least $10 million in illegal products were seized during the execution of a search warrant on Thursday morning. It includes 526 pounds of cannabis flower, 417 THC vapes, 284 pounds of cannabis edibles, and 1637 flavored vapes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Investigators on the case said the \u201csmoke shop had become a complete nuisance for the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One man who works nearby, but didn\u2019t want to be identified, told PIX 1 News, \u201cThere was always something suspicious going on here, it seemed, the business was too quick and fast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The storefront remains closed, and a partial vacate order is in effect for the apartments upstairs. In addition to the stash house, sources say at least four people were illegally living in a second apartment since the space is zoned commercial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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