NY illegal cannabis crackdown continues UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Over the weekend, the New York City Sheriff's Office raided an illegal smoke shop on the Upper East Side as part of their ongoing crackdown on unauthorized smoke and cannabis outlets across the city's five boroughs.
A multi-agency raid led by New York City sheriff's officers led to the shutdown of Best Budz, located on East 86th Street between Second and Third Avenue.
City officials said that the shutdown was part of Operation Padlock to Protect, a sustained multi-agency enforcement action to shut down illegal smoke and cannabis shops across the five boroughs.
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