Crime & Safety

Smoke Shop Searched In Haverstraw: Rockland County DA

The NY Office of Cannabis Management was one of the law enforcement agencies involved.

(Rockland County District Attorney's Office)

HAVERSTRAW, NY — Several law local, state and federal law enforcement agencies cooperated Friday to execute a search warrant at a smoke shop in Haverstraw after complaints from the public.

Joining the search at 48 Broadway were the Rockland County District Attorney's Office; the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations; Town of Haverstraw Police Department; the New York State Tax and Finance; and the New York State Office of Cannabis Management.

At the end, a notice was stuck to the front of the business:

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(Rockland County District Attorney's Office)

"Today’s action sends a clear message that all business in Rockland must be conducted lawfully," said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh.

This is an ongoing investigation, and more information will be released at a future time, the DA's office said.

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It should be noted that a criminal complaint is merely an accusation, and that a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Law enforcement officials confer outside a smoke shop in Haverstraw where a search warrant was executed Friday. (Rockland County District Attorney's Office)


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