A 2014 raid found $5,000 worth of synthetic marijuana at the Phillipsburg business.
The owner of a Phillipsburg convenience store is behind bars for selling drugs out of his South Main Street business.
Harpal Singh (NJDOC photo)Paul-Mart owner Harpal Singh, 58, is to serve three years in state prison after being sentenced June 9 on charges of possession and distribution of synthetic marijuana, according to the New Jersey Department of Corrections.
Signh and his adult son, Randip, were indicted in 2014 after a raid on the store that January. Both shared an address in the first block of Kyle Drive in Lopatcong Township.
The raid -- conducted by Phillipsburg and Pohatcong Township police -- was the result of a three-week investigation and found $5,000 worth of synthetic marijuana, cartons of drug paraphernalia and $6,000 in cash, authorities said at the time.
Randip Singh was released in 2014 on his own recognizance. The status of the charges against him was not immediately clear. A phone listing could not be located.
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