Glastonbury Stores Caught Selling Tobacco to Minor

GLASTONBURY, CT — Two stores sold tobacco products to a minor during a recent compliance check, police said.

Police said they employed an "underage youth" to enter 10 stores on Aug. 7 in an effort to buy tobacco products. Two of them sold tobacco to the youth, police said.

They were:

• Shell Food Mart, 556 Hebron Ave.
• Mobil Mart, 2997 Main St.

The clerks were fined $200, police said. The cigarette license holders for each business are also facing sanctions from the state Department of Revenue Services.

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