Four workers have been arrested on charging of selling cannabis products and vapes/e-cigarettes to minors in the Second Precinct.
In response to community complaints, Second Precinct Crime Section officers investigated the sale of cannabis products, vapes and e-cigarettes during which seven businesses were checked for compliance.
Four businesses were found to be selling cannabis/marijuana products, vapes or e-cigarettes to minors.
One of the businesses, Nirvana Vape Shop, located at 1153A East Jericho Turnpike, Huntington, has been cited four times since January. A second business, Gotham Smoke, in Huntington, had a previous violation in 2022.
Arrested and charged with Unlawfully Dealing with a Child 2nd Degree and Criminal Sale
of Cannabis 3rd Degree, both misdemeanor charges, were:
Nader Ilyas, 27, of Dix Hills, an employee of Nirvana Vape Shop, 1153A East Jericho
Turnpike, Huntington.
Fazal Khan, 44, of Brooklyn, an employee of Huntington Smoke Shop, 517 East
Jericho Turnpike, Huntington Station.
Umar Majeed, 40, of Brooklyn, an employee of Venom Smoke Shop, 469A East
Jericho Turnpike, Huntington Station.
Gerard Turnier, 26, of Huntington Station, an employee of Gotham Smoke, 681 East Jericho Turnpike, Huntington.