The Department of Investigation is looking into whether Sheriff Anthony Miranda’s agency improperly took money from cannabis stores that it raided, closed and padlocked.

Investigators probing reports that the city Sheriff’s Office improperly seized evidence from unlicensed pot shops found more than $100,000 in cash inside safes at the Sheriff’s Office in Queens — a surprising turn given Sheriff Anthony Miranda’s recent statements that his deputies don’t collect money during raids,

NEW YORK — The New York City Department of Investigation is probing the city Sheriff’s Office and the man who leads it, Anthony Miranda, as investigations into Mayor Eric Adams’ inner circle expand, according to five people with knowledge of the situation.

New York City investigators searched Sheriff Anthony Miranda’s Queens office on Thursday after receiving a report about unvouchered cash, according to the city Department of Investigation — marking yet another potential criminal probe into an appointee of Mayor Eric Adams.

The Department of Investigation searched the New York City Sheriff’s Department offices in Queens on Thursday, after officials said Sheriff Anthony Miranda learned of unvouchered cash being held and reported it to his supervisors.

New York City’s Department of Investigation is investigating the office of Sheriff Anthony Miranda in connection with the enforcement of illegal smoke shops and the handling of cash seized by the office,

The development comes as sources tell CBS News New York the city's Department of Investigation has been looking into Sheriff Anthony Miranda and whether his office improperly seized cash from raids on illegal cannabis shops.