2 charged in Rome sweep of 3 unlicensed cannabis shops
Officers raided three unlicensed smoke shops in the Rome area on 24 March 2026 and charged two store clerks, including Nathaniel Doyle at Brooklyn Exotics in Rome. Police found cannabis flower and concentrate at Brooklyn Exotics and seized about 2,937 flavored nicotine vapes there.
🇺🇸 Rome, Oneida County, New York · New York, United States
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Rome Police Special Investigations Unit, Oneida County Sheriff's Office
Two store clerks faced charges after a multi-agency investigation into illegal
cannabis sales at three smoke shops on 24 March 2026.[1]Nathaniel A. Doyle,
20, of Rome was charged with unlicensed cannabis sale, a Class A misdemeanor, at
Brooklyn Exotics.[1]Brooklyn Exotics is at 401 Black River Blvd. in Rome, and
the charge was brought by the Rome Police Special Investigations Unit.[1]
During the raid at Brooklyn Exotics, police found quantities of cannabis flower
and cannabis concentrate in various forms.[1]Police seized approximately
2,937 flavored nicotine vapes from the Brooklyn Exotics location.[1]
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Items seized by police at the Prince Convenience store in Lee, in the handout photo published with the report. Photo: Rome PolicePhoto details
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Source: Rome SentinelItems seized from Brooklyn Exotics at 401 Black River Blvd. in Rome, in the handout photo published with the report. Photo: Rome PolicePhoto details
No cannabis weight was published for the flower or concentrate, so no cannabis weight is recorded; the 2,937 flavored nicotine vapes are not cannabis and are not counted.
The name, charge and shop assignment of the second clerk and the identity of the third shop were not specified in the accessible text.
No court dates, pleas or later outcomes were reported for either clerk.
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