5 Charged With Selling Kratom, E-Liquid Nicotine To Minors: PD

TOWN OF BABYLON, NY -Five people were charged Saturday night with selling e-liquid nicotine and kratom, a herbal extract believed to act on opioid receptors, to an undercover agent under 21 in the Town of Babylon, Suffolk Police said.

The arrests followed an investigation of 19 business prompted by community complaints.

Shajjad Sharif, of Dix Hills, a 28-year-old employee at the Express gas station at 1901 Deer Park Ave. in Deer Park was arrested and charged with sale or distribution of kratom to minors, police said.

The following people were arrested and charged with sale of cigarettes or liquid nicotine to people under 21 years of age:

• Gouran Sharma, 30, of Richmond Hill, an employee at Conoco Gas Station on 1310 Sunrise Highway in Copiague
• Nicolas Assaly , 65, of West Islip an employee at Mike’s Super Citgo on 675 Route 27 in West Babylon
• Ajaz Rahman, 25 of Dix Hills an employee at Mobil Gas Station on 2111 Deer Park Ave. in Deer Park
• Liaquat Ali, 64 of East Farmingdale an employee at BP Gas Station on 367 West Sunrise Highway in West Babylon

The following businesses complied, and refused the sale of kratom & e-liquid nicotine to minors, police said:

• Vape Supply Center on 842 Grand Boulevard in Deer Park
• Vapor Happy Times on 130 Sunrise Highway in Lindenhurst
• Dapper Smoke Shop on 401 40th St. in Lindenhurst
• Kristy’s Smoke Shop on 1836 Deer Park Ave. in Deer Park
• Sunoco Gas on 1985 Deer Park Ave. in Deer Park
• Gulf Gas on 1970 Deer Park Ave. in Deer Park
• Speedway Gas on 1800 Deer Park Ave. in Deer Park
• Conoco Gas on 1786 Deer Park Ave. in Deer Park
• Speedway Gas on Deer Park Avenue and Weeks Road in Deer Park
• Dairy Barn on Deer Park Avenue and Weeks Road in Deer Park
• BP Gas on Deer Park Avenue in Deer Park
• Gulf Gas on 86 Sunrise Highway in Lindenhurst
• USA Gas on 641 Wellwood Ave. in Lindenhurst
• BP Gas on 691 Wellwood Ave. in Lindenhurst