A Brooklyn man claims he's the victim of an unfortunate mix-up by the NYPD.



The NYPD and its 75th precinct posted a photo to their Twitter accounts, this week, touting what they said was the seizure of 106 pounds of marijuana.

The man arrested and charged with possessing marijuana in the case says it's actually hemp.

Ronen Levy, who as of noon on Thursday was still facing 6 drug possession charges, said the haul is actually $30,000 worth of hemp.

Police said on Thursday that they are still looking into the case.

"Yeah, we got information about a large package of drugs. We got it in here. We field tested it as marijuana, called the individual in who was placed under arrest. It is currently at the lab at this point to make a final determination – was it him? The individual had no bill of lading justifying its delivery. So this is all part of an ongoing investigation working hand in hand with the Brooklyn DA's Office," said NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan.

According to court documents filed in the case, Levy told investigators that the shipment "is just regular hemp flower...used to make CBD oil."

He also allegedly told police that he and his brother have a CBD business in Brooklyn.



