Police Crack Down on Retailers Selling Tobacco to Minors

Jan.03.2023

Police Crack Down on Retailers Selling Tobacco to Minors

Riverhead authorities crackdown on tobacco and e-cigarette retailers, resulting in arrests and compliance checks in Suffolk County.

The police department of Riverhead Town, along with the Community Oriented Police Enforcement unit (COPE), the Suffolk County Health Department, and Riverhead CAP, partnered together to conduct a compliance check of tobacco/e-cigarette retailers throughout the entire town of Riverhead, resulting in the arrest of three individuals.

The compliance check targets the sale of tobacco and electronic cigarette products to customers under the age of 21.

The following suppliers were found to meet the requirements:

The racetrack located at 6305 Route 25A in Wading River.

Weiding River Smoke Shop, located at 6278 Route 25a in Weiding River.

Mobile gas station located at 3705 Middle Country Road in Calverton.

Gulf Natural Gas, a road between villages dating back to 1879, by the river.

Riverhead Stationery is located at 407 East Main Street in Riverhead.

The following suppliers have been found to be non-compliant.

One-stop tobacco shop located at 1698 Rural Route in Riverhead.

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Three individuals have been arrested: Oktay Celik, 51, of Riverhead, Shell Gas Company, Ankitkumar Patel, 35, of Northeast Harbor, One Stop Smoke Shop, and Prakashkumar Patel, 33, of Riverhead, Baba Cards and Gifts. Each person was arrested on one count of Criminal Code 260.21 (Second Degree Sexual Conduct Against a Child) charge.

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