Vape shop owner, employees arrested

Acting on a complaint, state Alcohol Law Enforcement agents on Friday arrested a vape shop owner and three employees on drug and alcohol charges.

The arrests came after agents seized more than 5 pounds of marijuana, illegal THC products, psilocybin mushrooms, khat, liquor, drug paraphernalia and $8,630 in cash from two vape Cleveland community shops — Prime Vape and Tobacco at 5533 N.C. 42 West and Cleveland Vape and Tobacco, 11007 Cleveland Road.

The operation followed a complaint of illegal activities at the vape shops.

Hany Mohamed Saleh Hasan, 21, of Clayton, owner of both businesses, faces multiple charges, including:

• Two counts of felony possession with intent to sell or deliver marijuana.

• Felony possession with intent to sell or deliver psilocybin mushrooms.

• Felony possession with intent to sell or deliver khat, a plant-based drug that can produce effects similar to those of amphetamines.

• Four counts of felony possession with intent to sell or deliver controlled substances within 1,000 feet of a school or day care.

• Two counts of felony maintaining a business to keep and, or sell drugs.

• Two counts of possessing drug paraphernalia.

Yaser Al Wesabi, 28, of Clayton, an employee at both vape shops, is charged with:

• Felony possession with intent to sell or deliver khat.

• Felony possession with intent to sell or deliver controlled substances within 1,000 feet of a school or day care.

• Possessing drug paraphernalia.

Steven Pusey, 37, of Garner, an employee at Cleveland Vape and Tobacco, faces charges of:

• Unauthorized possession of liquor.

• Possession of marijuana.

• Possessing drug paraphernalia

• Rochelle Samero, 41, of Angier, also an employee at Cleveland Vape and Tobacco, has been charged with unauthorized possession of liquor.

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