Fair 68°
Tag:

Smoke Depot

Police & Fire
6 Busted Selling Alcohol, Tobacco To Minors At Nassau County Stores: Police 6 Busted Selling Alcohol, Tobacco To Minors At Nassau County Stores: Police
6 Busted Selling Alcohol, Tobacco To Minors At Nassau County Stores: Police With the help of undercover agents, police on Long Island reportedly found six people from a handful of stores to be selling alcohol and tobacco products to minors. The bust started on Monday, Dec. 11 at approximately 5:30 p.m., according to Nassau County Police. Using underage agents working with the Problem Oriented Policing (POP) Unit, officers went to stores in Franklin Square and West Hempstead as part of “Project 21,” meant to target the sale of illicit products to minors. At the Smoke Shop located at 727 Franklin Avenue, Akil Hossain, age 21 of Elmont, was arrested for allegedly s…

SHARE

by Sophie Grieser
News
Owner, Clerk Busted Selling Drugs At West Hempstead Business, Police Say Owner, Clerk Busted Selling Drugs At West Hempstead Business, Police Say
Owner, Clerk Busted Selling Drugs At West Hempstead Business, Police Say The owner of a Long Island smoke shop and an employee are facing criminal charges after they were allegedly busted selling drugs. Members of the Nassau County Police Department’s Narcotics/Vice Unit visited Smoke Depot, located in West Hempstead at 177 Hempstead Avenue, on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 14. Detectives found that the business was selling numerous products containing psilocybin and marijuana, including chocolate bars and gummies. They also reported finding vape cartridges containing THC, along with cash. The 33-year-old store clerk, Syed Haider, of Bellmore, was arrested on the fol…

SHARE

by Michael Mashburn