Police: Riverdale Store Owner Accused Of Selling Juul Pods To Minors

Tips from concerned Riverdale residents lead to the arrest of a convenience store owner accused of allowing his employees to sell Juul pods to high schoolers, authorities said.

Cecilia Levine

02/05/2019 6:00 a.m.

An investigation by Detective Eric Hollenstein found that Pranav Shah, 36 of South Plainfield, and his employees at a Hamburg Turnpike store had been selling the pods for more than $25 to students under the age of 21 from Pompton Lakes and surrounding towns, Riverdale Police said in a press release.

The sales also break a borough ordinance that bans the sale of tobacco to anyone under 21 years old, police said.

Shah was arrested Jan. 31 and charged with selling cigarettes to underage persons, pending a first appearance in municipal court this month.

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