Police raid Wakey Wines looking for drugs as owner insists he has ‘nothing to hide’
Waking! Police raid online thrill shop Wakey Wines looking for drugs as owner, famous for his Prime drink, insists TikTok videos he has ‘nothing to hide’
- Mohammad Azir Nazir claims West Yorkshire Police had a search warrant and brought a sniffer dog to his shop Wakey Wines, Wakefield, as part of a class A drug investigation
- In the latest TikTok video, he showed a document stating that nothing was found
- The store became an online sensation among Prime liquor fans because of its TikTok videos
The owner of a liquor store who became an online sensation for his Prime drink TikTok videos claimed the store was raided as part of a search for Class A drugs.
Mohammad Azir Nazir said West Yorkshire Police had a search warrant for his Wakey Wines shop in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, and brought a sniffer dog to the premises during a drug investigation.
However, agents left without finding anything.
The store gained online fame for selling a drink made by top YouTubers Olajide Olatunji, better known as KSI, and Logan Paul for “outrageous” prices, with people coming from all over the country to get their hands on the energy drink.
In a video posted to the TikTok account, Mr Nazir showed a document stating that nothing illegal was found in his shop during the search.
Mohammad Azir Nazir said West Yorkshire Police had a search warrant for his Wakey Wines shop in Wakefield
The police used a sniffer dog for a drug investigation. However, agents left without finding anything.
He then attacked his “haters,” saying he had “nothing to hide.” He added, “I’m still here, you’re not getting rid of me, mate.”
Nazir previously served eight years behind bars after being jailed in 2015 for dealing heroin and crack cocaine.
In an earlier video posted to his account, he spoke about his criminal past and apologized after admitting it was the “biggest mistake” he’d ever made.
In January 2022, he told his social media: “In 2015 I was selling drugs, doing it wrong…I made the biggest mistake of my life.
“I came out of prison in 2019, I changed my life. I have (sic) nothing to do with class A drugs, I work hard for my money now.
“I was that (a drug dealer) in the past. I was the biggest asshole you could ever meet… I made the biggest mistake selling drugs and I regret it to this day.”
The newsagents went viral on TikTok with a video showing a woman paying £145 for six bottles of Prime. Other videos showed a group of girls traveling 130 miles from Carlisle, Cumbria, to Wakefield.
The online account was temporarily banned after it was revealed he was thrashing the £1.99 energy drink Prime for over £100 a bottle.
In the viral videos, customers are seen posing with bottles of Prime selling for as little as £2 at major retailers – who reportedly bought them for massively inflated prices.
In one clip, a female customer brags about how she’s paid over £1,200 for energy drink cans, while the shop owner asks her to describe his business as the best in all of Wakefield.
Nazir previously served eight years behind bars, having been jailed in 2015 for trafficking heroin and crack cocaine
British YouTuber KSI and American YouTuber Logan Paul launched their Prime drink last June
The viral videos see customers posing with bottles of Prime selling for just £2 at major retailers – reportedly buying them for sky-high prices
Influencer and rapper KSI himself intervened in the argument that followed Images appeared of people paying too much for his drink.
He wrote on Twitter: Wakey Wines charges people £20 per Prime. £145. Fam you are being ripped off.
‘Why is she doing this? No, don’t pay that much for Prime.
‘£2 is much better than £25 bro. Come on, this is outrageous. You shouldn’t pay £25 for one bottle of prime.’