Friday, November 21st 2014, 4:50 pm
Two Grove convenience store owners have been sentenced to prison for selling synthetic marijuana, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma's Office.
They were sentenced to 9 and 7 years in prison for selling the controlled substance at the Gitter Done station, a news release states.
Iqbal Makkar of Arkansas and Gaurav Sehgal of Grove were sentenced following a five-day trial for conspiracy to distribute controlled drug analogues, possession of controlled drug analogues with intent to distribute, maintaining drug-involved premises and money laundering. Both are 37.
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Court records state that the two men operated the store selling the controlled substance under names like Diablo, Joker, Kush and Scooby Snax - a substance sprayed with XLR11 which has similar effects as THC in marijuana.
The judge who found them guilty forfeited their interests in two convenience stores valued at over $1 million, two residences and four other properties valued at $1.7 million. The judge also seized over $700,000 in currency and a Range Rover, the release states.
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