As the Suffolk County police continued to make compliance checks as part of Operation Smoke Out, they found another store which sold flavored vapes to a minor.
Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers checked nine locations for age compliance related to sales of vape and tobacco products. Violations were found at one store.
Mohammed Ahmed Shoaib, 25, of Queens, an employee at Shirley Smoke and Cigar, located at 429 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, was arrested on May 29 and was charged with unlawfully dealing to a child. and was issued a Field Appearance Ticket and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip at a later date.