Following up on multiple tips from concerned citizens, the Oakland Police Department’s Alcoholic Beverage Action Team (ABAT) cracked down on an unlicensed smoke shop in East Oakland. The operation last Tuesday, orchestrated in partnership with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, yielded a trove of illegal items, including an assault weapon and various illicit substances from the premises situated at the 2900 block of MacArthur Boulevard, according to the Oakland Police Department.
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