A big marijuana bust has brought scrutiny to a strip club in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno has called for a review of permits and licenses held by the Mardi Gras strip club after police Friday night broke up what they described as an illegal “marijuana vendor party” attended by about 150 people two floors above the adult nightclub.
" Lets be frank here, for someone in management or ownership there to say 'Gee, we had no idea what was going on'. This was not a fundraiser for the Sisters of the Poor," Sarno said to reporters Monday.
Police seized 200 pounds of marijuana.
Two people were arrested for drug distribution. Police said neither was licensed by the Cannabis Control Commission.
Acting on a tip, two undercover detectives went to the third floor of the downtown building housing the Mardi Gras and some other businesses Friday night where they purchased marijuanna.
When police announced themselves, 30-40 vendors along with the customers exited the premises leaving their marijuana behind.
Sarno, in a statement Saturday morning, said had been briefed on what had happaned by Police Commissioner John Barbieri, and the city's Licensing Director Alesia Days.
