Over the last few weeks, detectives have determined that synthetic marijuana was being brought into McCracken County from Cairo and Mounds, IL. Detectives identified a possible source as 28-year-old Hamed Omar of Mounds.
Through their investigation, detectives learned that Omar would be delivering a quantity of the drugs to a business parking lot in McCracken County on Thursday. Detectives conducted surveillance in the area and observed Omar in an SUV on a parking lot at 3245 Benton Road.
Detectives stopped and detained Omar. During a search of the vehicle, detectives seized 406 bags of synthetic marijuana, $4,916 in cash that is suspected to be proceeds of drug sales and a loaded 9 mm handgun. Detectives also seized a large knife that was concealed in the driver's side door.
Omar was arrested and lodged in the McCracken County Regional Jail on charges of trafficking in a synthetic drug (firearm enhanced) and carrying a concealed deadly weapon.
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