Smoke Shop Employee Arrested for Selling Vape Products to Minor

(Photo Courtesy of SCPD) These tobacco and vape products were seized from Puff N Pass in Centereach.

Suffolk County Police arrested an employee for selling vape products to an underage person in Centereach.

In response to community complaints, Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers conducted an investigation into the sale of vape and tobacco products at Puff N Pass, located at 2505 Middle County Road. An employee of the store, Ghailan Al Shubi, was arrested for selling tobacco products to an underage person on June 29 at 5:18 p.m.

Al Shubi, 44, of Brooklyn, was charged with one count of unlawfully dealing with a child in the second degree and two counts of third-degree criminal possession of cannabis. He was issued a field appearance ticket and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip at a later date.