The owners of two Monroe County businesses are facing drug and other related charges for allegedly selling illegal substances and prohibited offensive weapons at their businesses.

Pocono Mountain Regional police identified the two businesses subject to an ongoing investigation as Old Village Trader, located along SR611 in Mount Pocono, and Stogies Smoke Shop, located along SR196, in the Carriage Square Shopping Center, in Tobyhanna, Coolbaugh Township.According to Pocono officers the two businesses were investigated for the illegal sales of drug paraphernalia, synthetic marijuana, and prohibited offensive weapons. The execution of search warrants last week followed a month long probe, police said.On Friday, June 22, the search warrants were executed at both businesses.At the Old Village Trader location police alleged that sales of quantities of synthetic marijuana were being made as well as drug paraphernalia and prohibited offensive weapons. Seized during the search were 55 electronic stun guns, 22 marijuana grinders, 77 assorted glass marijuana smoking devices, a hidden compartment soda can, 20 pairs of "Brass" metal knuckles, 46 plastic pouches/packages of synthetic marijuana, 27 glass bottles of synthetic marijuana, a small amount of real marijuana, and a used marijuana smoking device. Also found was a Colt .22-caliber revolver, about $832 in U.S. currency, and records of the illegal sale of these items for at least the last two years.A further investigation revealed that Vincent April, 54, of Mount Pocono, the store owner, is disqualified from any lawful possession of handguns or electronic incapacitation devices in the state.All total, police said, seized was about $1,870 worth of synthetic marijuana, $1,740 worth of drug paraphernalia, and $1,635 worth of prohibited offensive weapons.April was arrested and charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance (CS), or counterfeit CS, person not to possess firearms, criminal conspiracy, possession and sale of prohibited offensive weapons, possession with intent to deliver drug paraphernalia, possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.He was arraigned before District Judge Anthony Fluegel, of Tobyhanna, and released on $5,000 unsecured bail.Stogies warrantPolice said the warrant served on Stogies Smoke Shop resulted in the alleged sale of quantities of synthetic marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The investigation at Stogies led to a residence in Tobyhanna being used as a "warehouse" where additional quantities of synthetic marijuana, real marijuana, and additional firearms were seized.As a result of that search police said they seized about 540 assorted glass and composite marijuana smoking devices, 92 digital scales, 150 grinders and storage devices, 60,400 baggies in various sizes used to package street level quantities of illegal drugs, 415 glass stems/crack pipes and "Chore Boy" screening materials, two hidden compartment soda/beverage cans, 544 plastic pouches/packages what is being sold as synthetic marijuana, 202 canisters/plastic glass bottles of synthetic marijuana, two packages of real marijuana, a Smith & Wesson .40-caliber handgun and a Mossburg 12 gauge shotgun from the store. Seized from the warehouse were a Rossi .347-caliber revolver and three rifles. Also seized was about $5,450 in U.S. currency, and records of illegal sale of these items for at least the past two years.Police also seized about $13,800 worth of synthetic marijuana and $17,834 worth of drug paraphernalia being sold illegally from the store.Charges are pending in this matter, police said. The police listed the owners of Stogies as Mohammed Feroz Khan, 32, and Abdullah Jabri, 38, both of East Stroudsburg. Identified as store employees, and suspects, were Farrukh Daniel, 46, of Tobyhanna, and Mohammed Afroz Khan, 25, of East Stroudsburg. Police said all four will be charged with the illegal sale of controlled substances or counterfeit controlled substances, and the illegal sale of drug paraphernalia and criminal conspiracy.