Allen Police Department, DEA Raid 9 Texas Vape Shops, Destroy Hemp Products
Allen is a city of roughly 100,000 people just north of Dallas
Texas police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raided nine family-owned businesses Aug. 27 in Allen, a city of roughly 100,000 people just north of Dallas. Local authorities accused these vape and CBD shops of selling products containing noncompliant hemp derivatives.
David Sergi, a San Marcos-based hemp lawyer of Sergi & Associates who represents eight of the businesses, called the raids questionable and said the local businesses were operating legally under federal and state laws.
In a statement provided to CBT, Sergi said the Allen Police Department and the DEA “overstepped their authority” by destroying the businesses’ products, seizing point-of-sale systems and records, and confiscating personal computers belonging to store employees.
“The actions of Allen, Texas, Police Department, and the DEA are an escalation of the tactics used in other parts of the state to intimidate businesses selling legal hemp-based products,” Sergi said.
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