SAN JOSE, Calif. - Five people in San Jose were arrested after officers found hallucinogenic mushrooms, cannabis and nitrous oxide at several smoke shops across the city, police announced Monday.

Police say officers served search warrants on Aug. 6 at four San Jose businesses: Grizzly's Smoke Shop, E. Side Smoke Shop, JT's Smoke Shop, and McKee Smoke Shop.

During the searches, they found 74 pounds of cannabis products, 40 pounds of psylocibin mushrooms, 426 cylinders of nitrous oxide, $11,000 in cash and one firearm.

The searches at the four businesses occurred after the department received complaints over illegal business operations from community members and a city councilmember.

Police arrested five men. Two were booked into county jail and the other three received citations for d

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