Police say they have arrested four people for selling vapes
and e-cigarettes to minors in SuffoLK county.
Police say in response to
numerous community complaints, officers conducted an investigation into the
sale of vapes and e-cigarettes to minors during which 12 businesses were
checked for compliance with the law.
The four people were working at
four different businesses in Huntington and were charged with unlawfully
dealing with a child.
Those
arrested included Miles Lewis, 22, an employee of Gotham Smoke, Muhammad Raja,
19, an employee of Cigar House Smoke and Vape Shop, Danial Rizvi, 28, of
Hicksville, an employee of Gulf Gas Station, and Jorge Delgado Garcia, 39, an
employee of Smoke Bazaar Smoke Shop and Vape Shop.
All four employees were issued
tickets.
Compliance checks were
conducted at eight other businesses in the Second Precinct with no violations
found.