Florida sushi restaurant owners accused of running drug operation

A Florida sushi owner has been arrested for allegedly using his restaurant to run a drug-operating business, police said. Hai Thanh Bui, 40, of Pin...

October 23, 2022
11:20 PM

A Florida sushi owner has been arrested for allegedly using his restaurant to run a drug-operating business, police said. Hai Thanh Bui, 40, of Pinellas Park, was arrested Friday and booked into the Pinellas County Jail on 21 counts, online court records show.   Hai Thanh Bui, 40, of Pinellas Park.  (Pinellas County Sheriff's Office)The arrest came after undercover agents conducted drug purchases from Bui, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. On Friday, just after 1:20 a.m., Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies conducted a search of Bui's restaurant, Oishi Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi in St.

Bradford Betz