OAKLAND POT DISPENSARY RAIDED, GUNS SEIZED

Oakland police seized 16 guns and $16,000 during raids of an illegal
medical-marijuana dispensary and the San Ramon home of its owner,
authorities said Tuesday.

The dispensary, the Lemon Drop Cafe at 1736 Telegraph Ave., was
raided shortly before 4 p.m. Friday, but police did not publicize the
operation until Tuesday.

Officers seized 16 guns at the cafe and at the home of its owner,
Steven Smyrni, 36, who was arrested, said Officer Jeff Thomason.

The cafe was selling marijuana to people without the required
documentation, Thomason said.

Smyrni was arrested on suspicion of cultivating and selling marijuana
and possessing a firearm while committing a felony. He is being held
at Santa Rita Jail in lieu of $250,000 bail.

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