<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3Zkbd6_1GoWl1Xv00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3Zkbd6_1GoWl1Xv00" width="1920" height="1080" ></figure>NEW HARTFORD, NY — A smoke shop owner faces charges following the seizure of untaxed cigarettes, illegal cannabis and vaping products from his business.Members of the New Hartford Police Department executed search warrants at Cloud 9 Smoke Shop, located at 3476 Oneida Street in Chadwicks, on Nov. 3, 2026.The search was part of an ongoing investigation into the illegal sale of untaxed cigarettes, cannabis products, K2, kratom, and prescription medications being sold in pill form.The investigation involved multiple undercover purchases during which investigators documented the sale of Seneca Cigarettes that did not have the required New York State cigarette tax stamps.During the execution of the search warrants, more than 60 packages of untaxed cigarettes were recovered.Investigators also located a quantity of marijuana products, along with flavored vaping products prohibited under law.The Cloud 9 Smoke Shop is not a licensed marijuana dispensary as required by New York State law.The vape products were seized by representatives of the Oneida County Department of Health, which is conducting a separate investigation into the business.Raouf A. Alamri, 29, of New Hartford, was arrested and charged with New York State Tax Law 1814, a misdemeanor for violations related to the unlawful possession and sale of untaxed cigarettes.Alamri was processed and issued an appearance ticket directing him to appear in New Hartford Town Court on Nov. 23, 2026.Additional charges are pending as part of this investigation.</div></body>

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NEW HARTFORD, NY — A smoke shop owner faces charges following the seizure of untaxed cigarettes, illegal cannabis and vaping products from his business. Members of the New Hartford Police Department executed search warrants at Cloud 9 Smoke Shop, located at 3476 Oneida Street in Chadwicks, on Nov. 3, 2026.

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