NJ Store Owner Accused Of Selling Heroin

[Anthony]

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A New Jersey grocery store owner was arrested Friday for allegedly selling heroin out of his store in Pleasantville.
The owner, Kamran Khalid, 29, was charged with possession and distribution within a school zone and other related offenses, according to authorities.
Police raided the Stop and Save Market on Main street Friday afternoon and seized 400 bags of heroin and a large amount of cash. Police say they began their investigation about three weeks ago.
“It was an open-air narcotic market going on from inside the store,†said Capt. Rocky Melendez. “He wasn’t really concealing the fact that it was right over the counter.â€
Authorities shut down the market while the investigation continued and the city plans to revoke its license.
Khalid's lawyer, Steve Scheffler, said the grocery store is in his wife's name. "We’re a little disturbed as to why they would shut down the store," added Scheffler.
Scheffler also said the store is the main source of income for the family. "She obviously has no involvement."

 

[pattycake]

The wife obviously has no involvement? The store is in her name so what makes that obvious? But if she's really not, then what she can do is reopen in another storefront with a new name. But she'll need to disassociate herself from consorts breaking the law.

 

[Gelsemium]

Times are hard, but drug dealing is certainly no solution. Dragging all the family into the problem is terrible.

 

[Peninha]

I don't know what he was thinking, clearly breaking the law that guy just ruined his life.

 

[Strykstar]

How can the lawyer not understand why the shop was closed?
He is either an idiot or playing one to try and get his client off.

 

[mimsee]

The lawyer knows darn well why the shop was closed down. The fact that the store is inside a school zone makes it even more serious, in my opinion. I'll never understand drug dealers. You're essentially helping someone kill themselves to make a quick buck. I hope he's never allowed to own or even work in a store again.

 

[SF13]

Why would they shut the store down... seriously? Yeah, I'm sure the wife didn't wonder why they sold few groceries every day but had enough money to buy a new car every month. Pfft.

Selling heroin in a school zone... and doing so openly, while having 400 bags of the stuff.. that wasn't a grocery store, that was H-mart.

 

[askanison]

She knew something about it. How could you not? I mean if you are making way more money than what your regular customers are bringing in everyday, you would have to be in on it. She may not have been directly involved, but she had an idea of what was going on. Not that they will be able to prove it mind you if she was smart and didn't do any of the selling herself.

 

[caparica007]

Heroin is certainly not on the menu of the store, I am glad he got caught. She might have known yeah...

 

[Strykstar]

She had to have known, your husband doesn't just sell heroin out of your own store without you noticing something wrong...

 

[Muthoni]

It is unfortunate that people close to us could cause us more harm than good. Is it possible that this woman did not know what was going on right under her nose? If it is true she did not know, then it is just unfortunate because she will lose her business because of her criminal husband. I hope that police investigations will shed more light on this one.