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Dalton police bust what is believed to be a synthetic marijuana business

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The Dalton Police Department has arrested 62-year-old Dhansukh C. Bhika of Carterville, Ga., charging him with nine counts of selling synthetic marijuana out of his Discount Tobacco Food Mart at 516 ML King Blvd. in Dalton.

A police department news release said investigators seized 1,320 packages of what is believed to be synthetic marijuana and almost $85,000 in cash.

The investigation began in October 2013 and involved the Dalton Police Department, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Bartow County-Cartersville Drug Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations.