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ICE, sheriff's office raid two nail salons in Potsdam
Jun. 10—POTSDAM — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and the St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office raided two nail salons in Potsdam on Tuesday morning.
Top Nails in the SeaComm Plaza and Paint Lab at 200 Market St. were closed on Tuesday afternoon.
Witnesses who saw the Top Nails raid said there were four or five cars, one a marked sheriff's office car and the others dark-colored SUVs with no insignias.
At least one person who was involved in the raid was wearing camouflage with an ICE armband and at least one other was wearing a uniform identifying them as a sheriff's deputy. Witnesses said they were armed with pistols that were holstered and the operation lasted about an hour.
Witnesses to the Paint Lab raid said there were several vehicles, all unmarked, except for the sheriff's office vehicle, and the ICE agents were not wearing face coverings or sunglasses. Witnesses said ICE agents also went into the Save A Lot in the same plaza.
The sheriff's office sent a statement to the press saying there is "an increased law enforcement presence in several locations throughout St. Lawrence County."
Officials from the sheriff's office did not immediately answer a request for more details, including if any other locations were raided.
The statement says the sheriff's office and Homeland Security Investigations are "actively working on a victim centered investigation."
"As this investigation is very active, there [are] no further updates available at this time," the statement reads, referring reporters to the HSI Office of Public Affairs, which did not immediately return an email seeking comment.
