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Multi-Agency Investigation Leads to Seizures and Arrests in North Texas THC and H**p Investigation
VAN ZANDT COUNTY, TEXAS — October 6, 2026 — On September 22, 2026, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) led a multi-agency investigation targeting the alleged illegal sale and distribution of THC and h**p products at Scorpion Smoke Shop locations throughout North Texas.
The investigation was conducted with assistance from the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office, Canton Police Department, Kaufman County District Attorney’s Task Force, Terrell Police Department, and Wills Point Police Department.
As part of the investigation, law enforcement officers executed search warrants at 13 Scorpion Smoke Shop locations.
The operation resulted in the seizure of approximately:
11,468 suspected THC products;
5,475 grams of ma*****na;
33,455 grams of THC;
33,867 grams of suspected psilocybin mushrooms;
23 vehicles; and
Nearly $5 million in U.S. currency and other assets.
On Monday, October 5, 2026, at approximately 6:00 a.m., the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office served arrest warrants in connection with the investigation.
The warrants included charges alleging:
Money Laundering — $150,000 or more but less than $300,000, a felony of the second degree;
Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity, a felony of the first degree; and
Manufacture and Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 2 or 2-A, less than 400 grams, a felony of the first degree.
The following individuals were arrested in connection with the investigation and processed into the Van Zandt County Detention Center:
Yaser Bha Eddin Ahmad Al-Shoumali, 29, of Canton, Texas;
Motasem Bhaeddin Al-Shomali, 31, of Canton, Texas;
Ghalia Shomali, 64, of Canton, Texas;
Bhaeddin Ahmad Al-Shoumali, 57, of Canton, Texas;
Oday Shomali, 40, of Canton, Texas;
Candy Lee Turner, 44, of Edgewood, Texas;
Asem Bhaeddin-Ahma Al-Shomali, 31, of Canton, Texas;
Yaser Ahmad Shuomali, 65, of Canton, Texas; and
Qusai Shomalia, 36, of Canton, Texas.
The investigation remains ongoing, and additional information may be released as it becomes available.
All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
