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7 Smoke Shops Busted For Underage Sales To Minors In Danbury 7 Smoke Shops Busted For Underage Sales To Minors In Danbury
7 Smoke Shops Busted For Underage Sales To Minors In Danbury A series of unannounced compliance checks has landed several Fairfield County smoke shops in hot water for selling e-cigarettes and vaping products to minors, police said. Seven smoke shops in Danbury were busted for selling e-cigarettes and tobacco products to customers under 21 after a total of 15 unannounced compliance checks were conducted by authorities on Tuesday, June 13, according to Danbury Police.  The compliance checks, conducted by the Danbury Police Department Special Investigations Division along with the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services …

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by Ben Crnic
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Clerks At Seven Fairfield County Businesses Busted Selling Tobacco, E-Cigarettes To Minors Clerks At Seven Fairfield County Businesses Busted Selling Tobacco, E-Cigarettes To Minors
Clerks At Seven Fairfield County Businesses Busted Selling Tobacco, E-Cigarettes To Minors Employees at seven businesses were busted selling tobacco and e-cigarettes to minors during a special sting operation, police in Fairfield County announced. In late April, in Shelton, law enforcement agencies conducted unannounced compliance inspections at 17 locations to see if clerks would sell to underage buyers. Of the 17 locations, seven were found to be non-compliant and offending clerks were ticketed and fined $300. These locations in Shelton were found to not be in compliance, according to the Shelton Police Department: Shelton Smoker on Howe Avenue; Howe Market & Deli …

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by Zak Failla
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Eight Nabbed For Allegedly Selling Drugs In Bust At CT Business Eight Nabbed For Allegedly Selling Drugs In Bust At CT Business
Eight Nabbed For Allegedly Selling Drugs In Bust At CT Business Eight people have been arrested for allegedly selling drugs in Connecticut. The bust went down around 7 p.m., Thursday, April 7 at a Hartford business called Hot Mama's, following a long investigation into illegal drug sales, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police. Seized during the search included: Four firearms More than $30,000 in cash 145 pounds of marijuana 160 bags of fentanyl 14 grams of cocaine Hundreds of THC edibles and candy bars Two pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms 100 bottles of liquid THC  50 bottles of “Lean” In total, eight people were arrested: Julio Faja…

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by Kathy Reakes