Six people were arrested after a SWAT raid at a North Miami Beach smoke shop on Tuesday, including the store’s owners.
Police said they discovered more than 4,000 grams of illegal cannabis, four loaded handguns, a loaded shotgun, and a large sum of cash at Omo-T Smoke Shop, located at 1549 NE 164th Street.
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The arrests included store owners Stanford Forbes, 57, and Maguitte Forbes, 53, both of northeast Miami-Dade. The two face five felony charges each, including armed cannabis sales.
Maximus Dieuveil, 24, of North Miami; Jacques Fleury, 33, of Miramar; Robert Alexander Ramos, 25, of North Miami Beach; and Eddy Oriol Royer, 36, of North Miami, were also arrested on various charges; the majority of them were employees.
Everyone was hauled to jail. Stanford Forbes, a Bahamian national, was also detained on an immigration hold.
Authorities stated that their investigation is active and ongoing.
