Police said Thursday that they charged three people after seizing 65 pounds of cannabis from a pair of Southeast Baltimore convenience stores.

The seizures followed a “months-long investigation into illegal drug sales” launched due to a 311 complaint, Baltimore Police said in a news release. They also came as city lawmakers seek to crack down on the proliferation of smoke and vape shops with a package of zoning and lighting bills.

Police said they seized the cannabis, as well as 205 THC vapes and $63,500 in cash, from Pulaski Convenient on North Bouldin Street and EMonument Convenience on East Monument Street.

Police arrested three people: a 22-year-old, a 33-year-old and a 37-year-old. Court records showed that two of them were charged with felony and misdemeanor drug possession and

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