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Local Man Made Pot Vending Machines, Three Others Charged
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New Jersey man charged with operating 80 illegal marijuana vending machines
Ben Gross, 40, of Toms River, and three others have been charged with illegally operating marijuana vending machine business Barbwire at 80 unlicensed locations in the state. The company allegedly earned up to $20,000 a day on sales.
Marijuana vending machine ring that operated across N.J. busted, investigators say
An Ocean County-based illegal marijuana-dispensing vending machine ring that operated throughout the state was busted last week, authorities said.The 26-month-long multi-agency investigation identified Ben Gross, 40, of Toms River, as the owner of “Barbwire” — a company that owned the machines which were located in places of business that were not licensed to dispense marijuana products, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday.
Local Man Made Pot Vending Machines, Three Others Charged
OCEAN COUNTY — A Toms River man is facing multiple drug and financial charges after authorities say he operated an illegal marijuana distribution network through vending machines placed in unlicensed businesses across New Jersey. Three others were also arrested. Ben Gross, 40, was arrested April 17 following a more than two-year investigation led by prosecutors in Ocean and Monmouth counties and supported by a coalition of federal, state and loc…
A man from southern New Jersey was arrested along with his cronies for selling marijuana products, among other things, on dispensing machines throughout the state. It is Ben Gross, 40 years old and resident of Toms River, who faces charges for possession of 25 pounds or more of marijuana with intent to distribute, maintenance of a facility for the production of controlled hazardous substances, conspiracy to distribute 25 pounds or more of mariju…
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