The Moore County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of four individuals following a multi-agency investigation into illegal activity at vape stores across the county.
According to Sheriff Ronnie Fields, the investigation began Jan. 30 and involved multiple agencies, including the Robbins, Southern Pines, Aberdeen and Pinebluff police departments; North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE); the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI).
Search warrants were executed at seven vape store locations in response to public complaints about alleged sales to minors, overdoses involving minors, and the sale of products containing illegal levels of Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive compound in cannabis…