News12 New York
N12 Originals
Numbers & Links
Local
Crime
Weather
Politics
Taxing Long Island
Clear
67°
Local
Crime
Weather
Politics
Taxing Long Island

2 employees accused of selling vape products to minors during compliance checks

Riverhead Police Department’s COPE Division and the Riverhead Community Awareness Program visited ten businesses on Sunday.

Tara Rincon

Jul 20, 2026, 5:41 AM

Updated

Share:

More Stories

Two people have been arrested after a police crackdown on illegal vape sales in Suffolk County.

Riverhead Police Department’s COPE Division and the Riverhead Community Awareness Program conducted compliance checks on Sunday.

Officials visited ten businesses in the Town of Riverhead in an effort to reduce the sale of vape products to individuals under the age of 21.

Saqoob Naseer, 62, of Ridge, an employee at the 7-Eleven on Old Country Road in Riverhead will be charged with unlawful dealing with a child in the second degree, according to police.

Additionally, Yavuz Erdogan, 55, of Middle Island, an employee at Gotham Smoke, also located on Old Country Road in Riverhead, was arrested for the same charge.

The eight other retailers that officers visited in both Jamesport and Riverhead were found to be in compliance.

Naseer and Erdogan were given desk appearance tickets to return to court at a later date.

More Stories

Top Stories

App StoreGoogle Play Store

info

Newsletter

Send Photos/Videos

Contact

About Us

News Team

News 12 New York

follow us

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

more resources

Optimum Corporate

Optimum Service

Advertise on News 12

Careers

Content Removal Policy

© 2026 N12N, LLC

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

Ad Choices