A lengthy investigation by state and local law enforcement yielded the arrest of four individuals for selling illegal THC products in southeast Georgia.
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler J Harper announced that a coordination with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, and the Long County Sheriff Office across 8 months resulted in the arrest of several Yemeni Nationals and the seizure of a large quantity of illegal THC products.
According to the press release:
On September 21, 2026, officers from the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, and Long County Sheriff’s Office executed 8 simultaneous search warrants on smoke shops located in Blackshear, Jesup, and Ludowici. Four retail stores were searched, all of which are owned by Yemeni nationals, and were found to be selling illegal products ranging from Marijuana falsely labeled as Hemp flower to THCA products that were outlawed in Georgia by SB494.
“I am incredibly proud of the work our officers did to protect Georgians by getting these illegal, potentially harmful products off the shelf,” Harper said in a news release. “We have zero tolerance for the sale of illegal THC products in Georgia. Whether they’re foreign-born or homegrown, we will continue to hold bad actors accountable to the fullest extent of the law, while supporting the retailers, growers, and processors who maintain full compliance with the rules we established to ensure these products are safe, tested, accurately labeled, and not sold to children.”
This remains an ongoing investigation and additional information will be released as the case progresses.
