Mayor Eric Adams is standing by his appointee, New York City Sheriff Anthony Miranda.

NY1 has learned the city's Department of Investigation has opened a probe into how seized cash has been handled by the Sheriff’s Office after illegal smoke shop raids.

Miranda has been at the forefront of “Operation Padlock to Protect,” a joint project between the NYPD, Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and the Sheriff’s Office.

Adams said he has confidence in Miranda.

“My understanding of the procedure, when they voucher money, its videoed and Its counted with the NYPD and the Sheriff’s Office,” he said during his weekly question-and-answer session Tuesday.

Adams referenced Miranda’s work, saying, “his team with NYPD, they have handled over $78 million in illegal cannabis. I got a lot of confidence in him.”

Brooklyn Councilmember Justin Brannan grilled Miranda during a City Council hearing last week on the city’s cannabis enforcement.

In an interview with NY1, Brannan said he still has unanswered questions.

“We still didn’t have any answers about how much cash has been seized. That seems to be a pretty obvious thing that you should have on hand if you’ve done x amount of raids.”

“When you deal with multi agencies in this case, you have to make sure that the protocols are followed, that whoever recovered the money is identified as the person who covered the money,” David Sarni , an adjunct professor for John Jay College of Criminal Justice, explained

Miranda’s office did not respond to NY1’s request for comment Tuesday.