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Monday, February 4, 2013

Readers Call for Rally Against Family Accused of Running Drug Enterprise in Shelby

Five members of the Dabish family are facing felony charges stemming from allegations that they sold synthetic marijuana and other drugs from their gas station and smoke shop in Shelby Township.

An organized effort to rally the community against the family accused of selling K2 and other drugs out of a Shelby Township gas station and smoke shop began to manifest itself last weekend in the comments section of a Patch article concerning the case. From a boycott of the family's Shelby Township businesses, to a rally outside the 41A District Court in opposition of possible plea deals, readers offered a number of suggestions to publicize the case and call for justice. "As a community we need to rally against these hooligans and demand our local prosecutor to not accept any reduced pleas," wrote Sarah Franklin. "Nothing less than maximum incarceration is acceptable. Lets make sure as many of us as possible contact the Court and the …

Jenny Whalen

7:57 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013

I think the above conversation has covered just about everything. We're going to close the comments at this time, but I assure you there will be other opportunities to comment on future stories as this issue moves forward. Should you wish to submit a letter to the editor, please stay within 300 words and email it to jenny.whalen@patch.com.   more ›

Saturday, November 3, 2012

5 Arrested and Drugs Seized from Gas Station in K2 Crackdown

West Bloomfield home searched by police and federal agents.

A lot happened this past week, and we want to make sure you didn't miss a thing. Here are some of the biggest stories on Patch: Police and federal agents raided two businesses in Shelby Township suspected of selling K2 Wednesday morning and arrested five people, confiscated loads of the synthetic drug and forfeited thousands of dollars and several vehicles, according to Shelby-Utica Patch.  At about 6 a.m., police and Drug Enforcement Agency officers executed search warrants at the Citgo Gas Station on Van Dyke Avenue and 21 Mile Road and at Woodstock Tobacco, which is in the adjoining plaza.   Meanwhile, officers also searched the homes of the business owners in West Bloomfield and Sterling Heights. Over the Oct. 27-28 weekend, three deer…

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