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10 Lyndhurst Merchants Cited For Selling Vapes To Underage Buyers 10 Lyndhurst Merchants Cited For Selling Vapes To Underage Buyers
10 Lyndhurst Merchants Cited For Selling Vapes To Underage Buyers LYNDHURST, N.J. -- Lyndhurst police are going after merchants in town who sell vapes to underage buyers. Of 21 stores that sell JUUL vapes and cartridges, 10 received summonses for selling the electronic devices to buyers under 21 years old over the past week, Capt. John Valente said Friday. "The sale of these items to anyone under 21 years of age is a petty disorderly persons offense punishable by up to 6 months in jail and/or a fine of up to $1,000," Valente said. Lyndhurs police have been conducting presentations on the dangers of the devices for underage users, have visited s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Garden State Plaza Vape Kiosk Caught In Paramus Police Sting Garden State Plaza Vape Kiosk Caught In Paramus Police Sting
Garden State Plaza Vape Kiosk Caught In Paramus Police Sting PARAMUS, N.J. -- Four of five vape merchants in Paramus did the right thing, but a kiosk in the Garden State Plaza that already had a mark against its record was caught selling pods to a minor during an undercover sting, borough police said. Mint Vapes -- which previously received a warning for a similar incident -- was fined $250 for selling a four-pack of Juul pods to an 18-year-old sent in by police, Sgt. James Teehan said. The minimum age for buying and selling both tobacco and electronic smoking devices in New Jersey was raised from 19 to 21 four months ago. "We have noticed thro…

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by Cecilia Levine