Pubdate: Mon, 02 Apr 2018
Source: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Copyright: 2018 The Daily Herald Company
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3 ARRESTED FOR SELLING SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA LINKED TO DEATHS

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The owner of a Chicago convenience store and two
employees have been charged with selling synthetic marijuana that has
been linked to two deaths.

Federal prosecutors have charged 48-year-old Fouad Masoud and
44-year-old Jad Allah, both of suburban Justice, and 44-year-old Adil
Khan Mohammed of Chicago with conspiring to distribute and sell a
controlled substance. Federal prosecutors say U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration agents made undercover buys of the synthetic
cannabinoids at Masoud's West Side Chicago store.

Federal officials say synthetic cannabinoids were packaged in sealed
containers and labeled with such names as 'Matrix,' 'Blue Giant,' and
'Crazy Monkey.' Testing of the products revealed brodifacoum, a toxic
substance frequently used in rat poison.

The Illinois Department of Public Health revealed Monday 56 people in
Illinois have experienced severe bleeding after using the substance.
Two have died.

It wasn't immediately known if the suspects have legal representation.
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