8 Suffolk Businesses Face Allegations Of Supplying Marijuana Items, Vapes, And E-Cigarettes To Minors

Suffolk County, NY

In response to numerous grievances from the community, the Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section, accompanied by officers from the Community Support Unit, launched an investigation that saw 20 businesses inspected for adherence to regulations of legal compliance with the Community Support Unit officers, conducted an extensive investigation which resulted in the inspection of 20 businesses for compliance with the law.

Throughout the investigation, it was discovered that eight businesses had been illegally selling marijuana products, vapes, or e-cigarettes to minors.

In 2022, two different companies were cited by Suffolk County Police - Smoke Bazaar Smoke Shop N’ Vape, which is situated at 526 Walt Whitman Road in Melville, and Smokeez Smoke Shop, located at 324 Larkfield Road in East Northport - for selling vaporizers and e-cigarettes.

The following individuals were issued with charges of unlawfully selling cannabis, a misdemeanor:

Ak Serhat, age 28, of Huntington, is an employee of Smoke Bazaar Smoke Shop N’ Vape, located at 526 Walt Whitman Road in Melville.

Jefrey Mejia-Villeda, age 23, of Jamaica, Queens, an employee of Smokeez Smoke Shop, located at 324 Larkfield Road in East Northport.

The following people were charged with unlawfully dealing with a child, a misdemeanor:

Sajjad Hussain, age 52, of Huntington, an employee of RK Cigar and Smoke, located at 824 East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station.

Somesh Dhawan, age 35, of Hauppauge, an employee of Evolve Smoke Shop, located at 2066 Jericho Turnpike in East Northport.

Deepak Mehta, age 43, of Bethpage, an employee of 76 Gas, located at 1714 New York Ave. in Huntington Station.

Arvindbhai Patel, age 37, of Flushing, Queens, an employee of Jericho Beer & Smoke Convenience, located at 1058 East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington

Charles Spinella, age 20, of Kings Park, an employee of Legacy Smoke Shop, located at 39 Larkfield Road in East Northport.

A 17-year-old female employee of Nirvana Vape Smoke, located at 1153A East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington.

All eight will appear in court at a later date.

Compliance reviews were conducted at 12 other establishments within the Second Precinct, with no reported violations. Five of those 12 businesses had previously been issued citations for violations during the year 2022.

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