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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.