Evidence photo courtesy of the Macomb County Sheriff's Office.
FOX 2 - Two people were arrested and large quantities of marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms were seized in a raid of Area 51 Hookah & Tobacco stores in Macomb County Monday.
The backstory:
The suspects are a 44-year-old man from Eastpointe and a 33-year-old man from Clinton Township.
Police used search warrants at the locations - one at 172 Gratiot Avenue in Mount Clemons and the other at 37350 Harper Avenue, Clinton Township. An Eastpointe residence in the 18000 block of Holland was also searched.
The Sheriff's Enforcement Team seized 10 pounds of marijuana and 600 grams of Psilocybin (shrooms), two rifles with magazines, three pistols with magazines, and nearly $23,000 in cash.
Both suspects are being held in Macomb County Jail and are expected to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon.
The Source: Information for this report is from the Macomb County Sheriff's Office.