MANHATTAN, KAN. – The Riley County Police Department executed a search warrant at Chill Vibez Smoke and Vape and made an arrest during its investigation on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in the 100 block of Sarber Lane in Manhattan, Pottawatomie County.
According to a media release from the RCPD, the warrant was issued as part of a larger overall investigation that began earlier this year into the distribution of illegal marijuana and THC products in Manhattan. This was an independent investigation by the RCPD and not currently linked to recent enforcement by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI).
At 3p.m., Al-Shawhati Rayd Mohomed-Hezam, 40, of Manhattan, was arrested in connection with the investigation. Mohomed-Hezam is being held in the Pottawatomie County jail on a $50,000 bond on requested charges of distribution of marijuana greater than 450 grams, but less than 30 kilograms; distribution of THC products greater than 100 doses, but less than 1,000 doses distribution of THC products greater than 100 grams, but less than 1 kilogram.