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Suffolk County Police arrested two people on May 30 for selling cannabis products and possessing illegal
weapons.

As part of the department’s “Operation Smoke Out,” Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers conducted compliance checks at six locations in the Town of Smithtown during which an employee at one store allegedly sold cannabis products to an undercover officer.

The following people were arrested:

• Sudip Bhatta, 36, of Hicksville, an employee of Red Mountain Smoke Shop was charged with three counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th Degree and Unlawful Sale of Cannabis.

• Resham Chand, 34, of Deer Park, an employee of Red Mountain Smoke Shop was charged with three counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th Degree.

Officers recovered 17 weapons from Red Mountain Smoke Shop including cane swords, kung fu stars and a knuckle knife. While at the business, officers also observed a large quantity of flavored vapes and confiscated them. The Smithtown Fire Marshal issued multiple violations to the business. Bhatta and Chand were issued Field Appearance Tickets and are scheduled to be arraigned on a later date.

Cops: Two gang members arrested

Wesley Erickson. Photo from SCPD
Wesley Erickson. Photo from SCPD
Wesley Erickson. Photo from SCPD

Suffolk County police say they arrested two gang members after searching a Huntington home on Thursday and uncovering drugs and loaded weapons.

Police executed a search warrant at the home, on Cedar Drive in Huntington, and investigators seized a loaded .40 caliber Smith and Wesson semiautomatic handgun, cocaine, marijuana, cash, digital scales and an assortment of drug packaging equipment, cops said in a statement. The drugs had a street value of more than $3,000.

Wesley Erickson, 31, a resident of the home, was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of marijuana.

Andre Knox. Photo from SCPD
Andre Knox. Photo from SCPD

Andre Knox, 37, of Huntington Station, was charged with third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

Erickson and Knox, who police said are both members of the Old Station Soldiers gang, were held overnight at the 2nd Precinct and are scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on Sept. 11.

The police units involved included Narcotics Section detectives, 2nd Precinct Special Operations Team detectives, Criminal Intelligence Bureau detectives, and officers from the 2nd Precinct Gang Unit, Emergency Service Section and Canine Section. In a statement, Cops said the execution of the search warrant was “part of the Suffolk County Police Department’s continuing enforcement efforts in the Town of Huntington.”

Attorney information for the pair was not available on Friday morning.