Sheriff’s Office searches 3 smoke shops, 1 arrested, 1 wanted

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division, along with SWAT, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Memphis Safe Task Force executed search warrants on November 10 at Smokey Mart Store on South Second Street, Raw Smokey Mart on Raleigh-LaGrange Road, and another smoke shop on the 500 block of Shellborne Circle.

The Sheriff’s Office said that the store owner, Rakan Alsratai, 25, was not present at any of these locations. An arrest warrant has been issued in connection with this investigation.

During the searches, Caleb McNutt, 23, was taken into custody without incident at the Raw Smokey Mart. He was arrested and charged with offenses unrelated to the active investigation.

McNutt is facing charges of possession of marijuana with intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The following was recovered from all three locations, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office:

• 1.5 pounds of marijuana
• 230 grams of Khat
• 1,950 kratom pills
• 80 THC gummies
• Three suboxone strips
• Four Adderall pills
• One Glock 10mm handgun

“The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office remains committed to working alongside local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to disrupt illegal drug activity and to keep dangerous substances out of our communities,” the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said.

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