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The packages smelled strongly of marijuana.
That's what a UPS worker told Albany police and a Linn County sheriff's deputy Jan. 18, when four parcels addressed to Key Compounds, a CBD processing company in Albany, arrived from Massachusetts.
That call sparked a monthslong criminal investigation of the company, which processes hemp to create cannabidiol oil, leading to the search and seizure of most of the business's assets. Investigators even tried to obtain a search warrant for the office of the attorney who represents Key Compounds, a highly unusual move.
