Gang Members Nabbed for Theft of over 650 grams of Marijuana From Local Dispensaries.

ORLANDO, Fla. – More than 650 grams of marijuana, plus other drugs and weapons, were seized from an Orlando gang in connection to a string of dispensary burglaries, according to police.

The discovery was made on August 23, the Orlando Police Department shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday. An officer was doing a proactive check when she came across a suspected residential burglary on Botany Court shortly before 7 a.m. Police conducted a sweep after they found several people trespassing in the unoccupied home. There was also a heavy odor of marijuana. In the house, police said they found 655 grams of weed, 21 grams of cocaine and three guns.

Eight people, who all belonged to an Orlando gang, were arrested and charged, police said.