Crime & Safety
West Haven Businesses Cited In Tobacco Compliance Checks
Some of the businesses were also found to be illegally selling marijuana products, according to police.
WEST HAVEN, CT — Nine West Haven businesses were cited for illegally selling tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 during compliance checks last week, according to police.
“In an effort to decrease the number of underage teens caught in possession of vape products in our city, the West Haven Police Department Crime Prevention Unit scheduled a series of unannounced compliance checks at numerous establishments that sell these items,” police wrote in a post on Facebook.
Members from the Department of Revenue Service Tax Division, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, West Haven Prevention Council, and the State of Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Drug Control Division conducted the inspections on Jan. 17.
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Nine businesses out of the 17 unannounced compliance inspections were found to be non-compliant, according to police.
“Some of these establishments were also discovered to be selling marijuana products which are in direct violation of our State law,” police wrote. “Each individual found out of compliance was issued an infraction or misdemeanor summons based off their violation.
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“As we know, retail sales have begun in Connecticut at licensed retailers ONLY. Purchasing Marijuana from an unlicensed vendor can be harmful as these products are unregulated and often have counterfeit labels on them.”
The following retailers were found to be non-compliant:
Shell, 261 Platt Avenue
Cigarette Express, 307 Captain Thomas Boulevard
Grillo’s Market, 137 Campbell Avenue
Best Gas, 147 Campbell Avenue
Lumby’s Smoke Shop, 531 Campbell Avenue
Westside Smoke Shop, 785 Campbell Avenue
Smoker’s Variety Market, 193 Boston Post Road
Puff City, 293 Elm Street
Sam’s Food Stores, 665 Campbell Avenue
The following businesses were found to be compliant:
Krauszer’s Food Stores, 10 Jones Hill Road
Baybrook Tobacco, 4 Jones Hill Road
Wheels, 5 Jones Hill Road
Krauszer’s Food Stores, 544 Derby Avenue
Xtra Fuels Food Mart, 750 1st Avenue
Smokers, 596 1st Avenue
F&F Food Mart, 912 Boston Post Road
Smoker’s Convenience, 1055 Boston Post Road
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