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Flushing resident Hao Tung Chen was arrested by federal agents at his 26th Avenue home on Jan. 29 and spent a month on Rikers Island until he was extradited to Oklahoma on Feb. 28.
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Flushing man accused of running criminal enterprise that flooded Oklahoma’s black market with $1.5 billion worth of medical marijuana

By Bill Parry
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CM Wong, NYC Sheriff’s Office crack down on illegal marijuana sales in Maspeth, Middle Village

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More than $2.5M worth of marijuana confiscated during raids in Maspeth, Long Island City: DA

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Major Queens drug bust nets $5 million in illegal pot products

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Three illegal marijuana shops raided in the Rockaways leading to one arrest, $82K in fines: NYC Sheriff

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Terp Bros became the first legal dispensary in Astoria to open its doors on Oct. 17.
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Budding business: Astoria’s first legal dispensary opens after months of legal woes

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‘It’s like a calling’: Inside an Ozone Park resident’s journey from convicted felon to legal cannabis shop owner in Astoria

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Council bill would fine landlords renting space to storefront operators illegally selling pot

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Potful of trouble: NYC stores skirting marijuana licensing rules, prompting legal confusion and safety concerns

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Queens South commanding officer ‘extremely confident’ that crime rates will reduce in 2023

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Applications for state’s first weed licenses open Aug. 25

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Two men arrested in fatal shooting of Queens College student in Jackson Heights: NYPD

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Southeast Queens leaders provide details on ‘visionary’ cannabis workforce training initiative

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Queens Criminal Court dismisses thousands of low-level marijuana cases at DA’s request

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Podcast: The future and potential of the cannabis industry in New York

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Queens senator’s town hall tackles impacts of criminalization of cannabis and sex work

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Elmhurst man admits to using Long Island home to grow marijuana and produce ecstasy

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The imitation assault rifle, two handguns and bullets recovered from a St. Albans home during an Aug. 16 police raid.
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Two arrested after cops find imitation assault rifle and ammo inside Queens home during search

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Feds bust trafficking ring that trucked in more than 100,000 pounds of marijuana to Queens from West Coast

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Rego Park vandals trash middle school greenhouse, sabotaging a cherished gardening program

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Numerous bags of marijuana and drugs, along with $37,000 in cash, seized from a Flushing home on June 1.
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Cops raid Flushing home and find large stashes of marijuana and opioids, arrest several suspected dealers

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Police officers with stacks of vacuum-sealed bags containing $650,000 worth of pot seized in Flushing on May 8.
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Sting operation helps cops intercept $650,000 marijuana shipment in Flushing, two California men cuffed

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Brooklyn Nets guard D’Angelo Russell busted for possessing marijuana at LaGuardia Airport

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