Two Wisconsin brothers have been charged for their involvement in a massive operation that manufactured and sold counterfeitPolice described 20-year-old Tyler Huffhines as the ringleader of a complex, multimillion-dollar vaping business that churned out thousands of THC-filled cartridges per day,Tyler Huffhines was charged on Monday with maintaining a drug house, identity theft and intent to manufacture and distribute THC over 10,000 grams.
Police arrested the brothers on September 5th after executing search warrants at their family’s home in Paddock Lake and the Bristol condo, which Tyler Huffhines allegedly rented using a false name. Tyler Huffhines admitted to detectives that he didn’t know the man whose identity he used. He obtained the individual’s information by paying “some guys in California” roughly $2,000.Kenosha Sheriff’s DepartmentItems seized from the Paddock Lake residence include $59,000 in cash, eight firearms and ammunition, cocaine, marijuana, Xanax pills, nine cell phones, and assorted drug paraphernalia.
In July, the Waukesha Police Department began their investigation after the parents of an unidentified teen informed authorities about discovering the vaping package in his room. Police learned that THC vaping products were being distributed throughout schools in the local community. A confidential informant told authorities he’d seen thousands of such cartridges in Tyler Huffhines’ condo, according to a criminal complaint. There, detectives viewed his Snapchat, which included videos and photos showing boxes of the cartridges, marijuana buds, a bill counter and massive amounts of cash.