A Florida sushi proprietor has been arrested for allegedly utilizing his restaurant to run a drug-operating business, police stated.
Hai Thanh Bui, 40, of Pinellas Park, was arrested Friday and booked into the Pinellas County Jail on 21 counts, on-line court docket information present.
Hai Thanh Bui, 40, of Pinellas Park.
(Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office)
The arrest got here after undercover brokers performed drug purchases from Bui, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office stated.
On Friday, simply after 1:20 a.m., Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies performed a search of Bui’s restaurant, Oishi Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi in St. Petersburg, in keeping with an arrest report obtained by WFLA-TV.
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During the search, deputies found a protected containing round 750 grams of cocaine, greater than 980 grams of MDMA, 65 grams of ketamine, 10 grams of Adderrall, and 20 grams of oxycodone, in keeping with the station.
Deputies additionally discovered a leisure property on the car containing a number of firearms, together with two rifles and 6 handguns, the arrest report stated.
Records point out Bui was beforehand convicted in 2004 on drug distribution-related costs, that means having firearms in his possession was a felony.
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Online court docket information present Bui stays in custody as of Sunday afternoon. It wasn’t clear if he had retained an lawyer who might touch upon his behalf.
Fox News has reached out to the sheriff’s workplace for remark.
