Man Busted For Selling Vape To A Minor On LI: PD

EAST ISLIP, NY — A Long Island smoke shop employee was arrested on Sunday after selling tobacco products to a minor, according to Suffolk County Police.

In response to numerous community complaints, police conducted an investigation into the sale of alcohol, tobacco, and vape products to underage people at multiple businesses and found one establishment was found to not be in compliance, police said.

Abdulrahman Hauter, an employee at City of Smoke on Carleton Avenue, sold a vape atomizer to an underage person around 7:10 p.m., police said.

Hauter, 24, of Westbury, was charged with sale of restricted E-cigarettes to a person less than 21, a misdemeanor, police said.

During the investigation, the business was also found to be in possession of flavored vape products, which violates the NYS Public Health Law, police said. Over 1500 flavored vapes were seized from the location, police said.

He was issued an appearance ticket and is slated to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on March 28, police said.