by Larry Janezich
Posted April 14, 2026
This it 539 8th Street, SE. Tobacco King is the tobocca store on the ground level. Aloha, the weed shop part of the operation, is upstairs.
ANC6B Will ask City to Consider Closing Barracks Row Weed Shop
Last night, ANC6B’s Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) Committee chaired by Commissioner Karen Hughes, that the committee voted to recommended the full ANC send a letter asking ABCA to “take decisive and immediate action to protect the public by investigating Tobacco King and consider revoking their medical cannabis license.” The the letter will be copied to the Mayor, the Attorney General and to the members of the Council. The medical weed dispensary is located upstairs at 539 8th Street, SE, the former location of La Vagna restaurant.
In a release dated March 25, 2026, Fairfax County Police said that on March 18, a coordinated local, state and federal law enforcement effort served search warrants on multiple buildings, storage facilities, and residences associated with Tobacco King vape shops in Fairfax County. Three family members – Omar Salim, 65, Saleh Salim, 36, and Saed Salim, 39. All were charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering and all were later released on a $50,000 bond.
For more info, go here: https://fcpdnews.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/drug-trafficking-organization-dismantled-in-massive-multi-location-operation/
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