Authorities recently cited four Gilroy businesses for illegally selling flavored tobacco products and items containing hallucinogenic psilocybin, Gilroy Police said.
The Gilroy Police Department and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration recently performed a targeted enforcement operation at local smoke shops suspected of selling prohibited items, Gilroy PD said in a press release. The officers obtained and executed search warrants at four businesses within Gilroy.
During the inspections and searches, investigators found and seized a “significant quantity” of flavored tobacco products that are prohibited under state law, police said. Also seized during the operation were products containing psilocybin, commonly known as “magic mushrooms.”
Police said the following businesses were cited for violations related to the possession and sale of the prohibited products: Cloudz Smoke Shop, 8395 Forest Street; Green Rush Smoke Shop, 8620 San Ysidro Avenue; Rock Zone Smoke Shop, 1323 First Street; Fusion Smoke Shop, 8375 Monterey Road.
