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Inkster Man Busted With Hundreds Of Vials Of 'Cloud 9' Synthetic Drug

MT. CLEMENS (WWJ) - An Inkster man is behind bars after he was busted for allegedly selling hundreds of vials of liquid synthetic drugs.

Following a Macomb County Sheriff's Enforcement Team investigation that began last month, 41-year-old Bassam Honeini was pulled over by deputies who discovered at least 60 colorful vials in his vehicle.

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Bassam Honeini (Booking photo)

According to Sheriff's officials, the vials — labeled Shisha-Premium E-Liquid, Westcoast Hookah E-Liquid, Crown E-Liquid and Relax E-Liquid — contained the compound AB-Pinaca.

The drug, officials say, sometimes referred to a "Cloud 9" is commonly consumed through e-cigarettes or with hookah pipes.

Authorities say Honeini had been operating out of a small warehouse in Dearborn, supplying the drugs to retail establishments in Macomb County.  Deputies searched his home and a warehouse, where they discovered 1,200 additional vials, with an estimated total street value of $50,000.

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(credit: Macomb County Sheriff's Office)

According to Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith, Cloud 9 is a synthetic drug with deadly consequences, much like the once popular K-2 or Spice.

"For every underground chemist that creates a new designer drug, law enforcement will be there to intercept it," Smith said in a statement.

Honeini was charged with controlled substance – delivery/manufacture, a seven-year felony.

He's been held on a $5,000 personal bond and is due back in court for a hearing on Nov. 13.

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