TRENTON - Officers in tactical gear descended on NJ Weedman's Joint in Trenton Wednesday afternoon, making multiple arrests and shutting down the eatery.
Owner Ed Forchion, better known as NJ Weedman, opened up the eatery across from City Hall to fanfare last year.
The building and the adjacent Liberty Bell Sanctuary - a "cannibas church" he runs - were sealed off with police tape Wednesday as officers with assault rifles investigated.
Witnesses said Forchion was detained with several others and loaded into a police van. Police shut down a portion of East State Street during the incident and a Trenton Fire Department ladder truck was called in so investigators could access a roof.
Trenton police said they were working with the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force on the operation.
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