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Courtesy: Pinellas Park Police Department<\/span> <\/p> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>

PINELLAS PARK, Fla.<\/strong> – <\/span>The Pinellas Park Police Department says a narcotics investigation ended with the arrest of a convenience store owner and his employee who are accused of selling illegal THC products and other controlled substances near an elementary school.<\/p>

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Pinellas Park narcotics investigation<\/h2>

The backstory:<\/p>

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Police launched an investigation after identifying the Kwik Stop convenience store at 9019 60th St. N. as a business allegedly selling illegal THC products to minors. Detectives also uncovered information that controlled substances, including prohibited 7-hydroxymitragynine kratom (7-OH) products, were being hidden inside the business to avoid police detection.<\/p>

The store is located about 700 feet from Skyview Elementary School, police said.<\/p>

Investigators said the case continued after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued an emergency rule on June 22 targeting 7-OH and related substances.<\/p>

According to police, the store owner removed the products from public display and claimed it was in response to the new rule. However, detectives allege the products were hidden and continued to be sold despite the emergency order and the business’s proximity to a school.<\/p>

Police said the operation used both the retail store and a Pinellas Park residence to store and distribute controlled substances.<\/p>

Seizure of hidden narcotics<\/h2>

By the numbers:<\/p>

During the searches, detectives seized:<\/p>