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Cory James Blee, 47, is accused of working with his 43-year-old wife-Heather Ann Longo-to sell marijuana products in several Herbal Haven stores located throughout Lycoming County. An informant said the pair was bringing in up to $10,000 per week at one point.
Cory James Blee, 47, is accused of working with his 43-year-old wife-Heather Ann Longo-to sell marijuana products in several Herbal Haven stores located throughout Lycoming County. An informant said the pair was bringing in up to $10,000 per week at one point.
Williamsport, Pa. — A pair of business owners used their establishments to sell marijuana products illegally in Lycoming County, police say.
Cory James Blee, 47, and Heather Ann Longo, 43, both of South Williamsport were charged with felonies this week after a months-long investigation into their Herbal Haven shops, according to an affidavit.
Undercover detectives bought weed from their stores after two former workers were busted with more than 25 pounds of product belonging to Blee and Longo, Detective Tyson Havens of the Lycoming Narcotics Enforcement Unit said.
Informants who claimed they worked for Blee reached out to detectives in November. During their interview, the pair turned over more than 30 pounds of marijuana, 70 vapes, and 10 ounces of butter, Havens said.
One claimed to have been a client of Blee’s for six years before working for him the past three. The witness said at one point Blee was moving about $10,000 a week worth of weed, Havens added.
Blee used the encrypted messaging app Telegram to set up deals with customers. A group of 37 people put requests into the app, which were received by the informants, who bagged the marijuana up and delivered it the next night, Havens said.
Customers left envelopes stuffed with cash at drop spots, where it would be exchanged for more weed. The informants said Blee would leave marijuana at the Herbal Haven store on East Third Street in Loyalsock. They would drop the envelopes at the store after taking the product.
The informants confessed to storing Blee’s marijuana inside their home. They agreed to let police search the house, which led to the discovery of multiple pounds of prepackaged marijuana.
In the informants’ campers, police found five pounds of marijuana, 125 vapes, and 12 ounces of THC wax. They also showed police group chats titled “shooting for the stars” and “route sales” that included conversations placing orders for weed.
Both people said Blee paid them $1,000 each week for their work, but had stopped after medical marijuana became legal in Pennsylvania. Recreational marijuana, which is still illegal in Pennsylvania, contains THC derived from marijuana, while the medical form is hemp-derived.
In order to keep making money, Blee supplied the people with weed they sold for themselves, according to Havens. After making their money back, one would drop cash at Herbal Haven in Loyalsock. They walked directly to Blee’s office, dropping the cash and picking up more pot to sell. The people never met face-to-face with Blee or Longo, Havens said.
They admitted to holding three safes for Blee, who owned all of the marijuana found on the property, police said. More than 25 pounds of marijuana was found inside one being held by a next door neighbor. Both witnesses claimed they didn’t know where Blee or Longo picked their pot products up from, Havens said.
Detectives then went to Herbal Haven in Loyalsock on April 22 to buy marijuana.
The undercover detective asked the employee for their strongest strain, and was reportedly given an eighth of an ounce of “OG Kush Breath.” The employee also recommended “Dutch Headband” to the cop. The pair of eighths, which later tested positive for marijuana, cost $63.60, according to the report.
Undercover detectives bought from the store again in June. A purchase for two bags of marijuana from the Hughesville Herbal Haven was completed the same day, according to Havens. Detectives bought weed from the Duboistown Herbal Haven a month later. The contents of all six baggies tested positive for marijuana-THC, Havens said.
Policer verified Blee was the owner of the stores through bank records, according to the report. They then matched deposit slips at the banks to Longo and Blee. One deposit at the Truist Bank was for $13,477.
Both Blee and Longo were charged with three counts of delivering a controlled substance and one of corrupt organizations.
Blee is being held on $75,000 monetary bail. Longo is free on the same unsecured amount. Both are scheduled to appear before Judge William Solomon on March 4 for a preliminary hearing.
Cory James Blee docket sheet
Heather Ann Longo docket sheet
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