Okeechobee County Sheriff - Wednesday April 3, 2024: Okeechobee County Sheriff (OCSO) detectives arrested 4 different vendors on drug charges during an undercover operation they conducted at last weekend's second annual Canna-Carnivale held at the Okeechobee Big “O” Flea Market.
The Okeechobee County Narcotics Task Force learned that some vendors at the event were selling recreational cannabinoids to individuals who did not have Medical Marijuana cards. However, according to a release from the OCSO, during their effort to find out who was selling legal cannabinoids to individuals without prescriptions, they found some vendors selling illegal psilocybin mushrooms and marijuana, both of which remain Schedule 1 controlled substances.
The undercover detectives bought psilocybin mushrooms from four different vendors who were then arrested and charged. Twenty pounds of psilocybin mushrooms were seized.
The four individuals have been identified as:
- Choi Chan, 43-years-old
- Gah Wong, 47-years old
- Shiann Dennis, 22-years-old
- Lance Harris, 31-years-old
Harris was also found to have 8.5 pounds of marijuana, divided-up into packages, and ready to be sold.
The undercover deputies also bought products from several other vendors that were being sold as THC products. However, it was later discovered that some of the products they bought didn't contain any THC. Other products being sold as medical marijuana were not properly labeled, as required by Florida Statute.
