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Atlantic City police raided Tha Afty on South Rhode Island Avenue and Tha Afty Express on Atlantic Avenue on Wednesday, May 29, the department said in a news release. Officers also executed search warrants on a home on the 1100 block of Adriatic Avenue and three vehicles.
Charles Butler, 46, and Tiarra Rodriguez, 35, were taken into custody as they left their home. Police also arrested a family member, 18-year-old Amir Butler, and a store employee, 38-year-old Angelo Jones.
During the raids, police found more than five pounds of marijuana and three-and-a-half pounds of psilocybin mushrooms packaged for sales. Two of the vehicles and about $42,000 in cash were also seized.
All four people arrested were charged with two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute controlled dangerous substances, two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute within 500 feet of a public zone, two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school zone, money laundering, possession of controlled dangerous substance paraphernalia, and conspiracy.
The four were held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility.
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