PARSIPPANY — Ashley Naranjo Belaczar, an employee of Green Lux Smoke Shop at 974 Tabor Road, was charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance as part of a multi-agency investigation into illegal smoke shops across Morris County, according to Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, Randolph Police Department Chief Keith Donovan, Boonton Police Chief Chris Petonak, Montville Police Chief Andrew Caggiano, Roxbury Police Chief Matthew Holland, Denville Police Chief Scott Welsch, and Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Chief Richard Pantina.
The charge against the Parsippany employee was one of dozens filed as part of a broader crackdown that also targeted businesses in Boonton, Montville Township, Randolph Township, and Roxbury Township. The investigation was conducted in furtherance of the New Jersey Attorney General’s initiative targeting smoke shops that sell illegal flavored vapes, intoxicating hemp products, and marijuana.
The Parsippany Police Department was among the agencies that participated in the investigation, joining the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Special Operations Division, the Randolph Township Police Department, the Boonton Police Department, the Montville Township Police Department, the Roxbury Police Department, the Denville Township Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office, the Morris County Office of Emergency Management, Morris County Weights and Measures, the Morris County Division of Health, and personnel from local municipal health departments…