The drug trafficking operation processed and converted raw marijuana into butane hash oil, THC-packaged candy and cereal treats and vape cartridges. The marijuana items and psilocybin mushrooms were marketed online and shipped to customers across the coun
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Trash bags full of marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms found in a detached garage at Jered Hayward's home in Salem, according to a federal affidavit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher L. Cardani identified Hayward as the ringleader of the operation. The main warehouse in Salem where marijuana was processed and converted into butane hash oil, vape cartridges and edibles, according to federal prosecutors. Parked in the detached garage of Jered Hayward's home, federal agents found bags of mushrooms in the trunk of a parked red Chevy Chevelle. Under the mushrooms were a...
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