Overview
- Friday police executed a search that led to the Citgo on E. 7 Mile Road being shut after a late-July undercover operation and search warrant were carried out.
- Officers recovered roughly 250 pre-rolled cannabis cigarettes, 17 THC vape pens, five firearms with one reported stolen, and nearly $400,000 in cash from the station.
- The investigation began with a citizen tip about sales to minors and included undercover buys that allegedly resulted in a pre-roll being sold to an undercover officer.
- No arrests were announced; investigators have submitted a warrant package to the Wayne County Prosecutor and the probe remains active.
- A station employee said the products were THCA rather than marijuana, a claim police dispute as they stress protecting youth and point to a year-long crackdown that has closed about 30 smoke shops and several gas stations.