NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Officials discovered that the 106 pounds of marijuana they seized was actually legally-grown hemp that was headed to a CBD shop in Brooklyn.
On Tuesday, police tweeted a photo of captioned “Officers Greenidge and Ganshaw from the @NYPD75Pct used precision policing and relentless follow-up, along with a great working relationship with @FedEx and other local law enforcement officials, to confiscate 106 pounds of marijuana that was destined for our city streets.”
The hemp taken was actually legally-grown according to a report from the Post, and produced from licensed Vermont farmers.
Green Angel CBD, spoke out on Instagram saying that the bags seized were hemp and a false arrest was made by police. "All documents were in each box. The farm also called them to give them all there paperwork proving it’s all hemp ! Please spread the word! We need to let people know we are not criminals!”