Following complaints from Perry County parents and residents, the Drug Enforcement Administration, with the assistance of the respective county’s sheriff’s departments, executed a multi-county raid on Sept. 11, 2025, that landed 12 Forrest County men and one Lamar county man behind bars in connection to the sale of vapes, alcohol, THC products and other illegal items to minors. The investigation led to raids in Forrest, Lamar, Marion, Greene, Jefferson Davis and Jones counties.
The arrests made in Forrest County are as follows:
55-year-old Khaled Mohamed Nasser Alhamidi of Petal ($100,000 bond)
-Aggravated trafficking of a controlled substance (two counts)
-Trafficking while in possession of a firearm
-Conspiracy to sell a controlled substance
25-year-old Akram Alhamidi of Petal ($100,000 bond)
-Aggravated trafficking of a controlled substance (two counts)
-Trafficking while in possession of a firearm
-Conspiracy to sell a controlled substance
40-year-old Omar Obaid of Hattiesburg ($20,000 bond)
-Aggravated trafficking of a controlled substance (two counts)
37-year-old Gaizan Abubaker of Houma, La. ($35,000 bond)
-Aggravated trafficking of a controlled substance (two counts)
32-year-old Rami Selah of Petal ($20,000 band)
-Aggravated trafficking of a controlled substance (two counts)
-Trafficking of controlled substances while in possession of an enhanced firearm (dropped)
53-year-old Bassel Saleh of Petal ($60,000 bond)
-Aggravated trafficking of a controlled substance (two counts)
24-year-old Mark Shaibi of Petal ($35,000 bond)
-Aggravated trafficking of a controlled substance (two counts)
-Trafficking while in possession of a firearm
36-year-old Gabr Al-Gabri of Petal ($35,000 bond)
-Aggravated trafficking of a controlled substance (two counts)
-Trafficking controlled substances while in possession of an enhanced firearm
30-year-old Basel Rashad of Petal ($60,000 bond)
-Aggravated trafficking of a controlled substance (two counts)
-Trafficking while in possession of a firearm
30-year-old Anmed Elgabry of Petal ($20,000 bond)
-Aggravated trafficking of a controlled substance (two counts)
-Trafficking a controlled substance while in possession of an enhanced firearm (dropped)
31-year-old Mohammed Riyadh of Hattiesburg ($20,000 bond)
-Aggravated trafficking of a controlled substance (two counts)
34-year-old Abdulnaser Nasser of Petal ($35,000 bond)
-Aggravated trafficking of a controlled substance (two counts)
Lamar County's Sheriff Danny Rigel confirmed one arrest in connection with this investigation in Lamar County:
44-year-old Imaduddin Ahmed Aiyash
