On Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Hattiesburg Police, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Forrest and Lamar County
Sheriff’s Departments, FBI and the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office executed three search warrants in the Hub City.
The locations are the following:
– Candy Shop & Kratom at 3814 West 4th Street
– Candy Shop & Kratom at 6068 U.S. 98
– Candy Shop & Kratom at 5910 Highway 49
The warrants were in connection to synthetic cannabinoids (oils and edibles) that were having additional substances
added to them, which have led to serious health issues for consumers.
Agencies that assisted in the three warrants in the Hub City are the following: DEA, Mississippi Bureau of
Narcotics, Hattiesburg Police, Forrest and Lamar County Sheriff’s Departments, FBI and the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office.
In addition to the Hub City warrants, Drug Enforcement Administration agents also served three additional warrants on the Mississippi coast, as well as two in North
Carolina.
