Police say three arrests were made as part of the
Project 21 initiative targeting the sale of alcoholic beverages
and tobacco to minors.
Nassau police tell News 12 that
30-year-ol Iqbal Asim, of Bethpage, is accused of selling a vaping product to a
child at Evergreen Smoke Shop in Farmingdale.
Anil Bansal, 49, of Hicksville, is accused of
selling alcohol to a child at the Ultra Fuel Gas Station on Hempstead Turnpike
in Levittown.
Alaatdin Akkaya, of Holbrook, is charged with
selling both alcohol and tobacco to a minor. Police say
the 59-year-old was selling alcohol and a vaping product to a child at
OK Petroleum in Wantagh.
All of the suspects are due
back in court on Nov. 28.