MURRIETA – Officers from the Murrieta Police Department conducted an operation to enforce state tobacco laws and local ordinances, including the statewide flavor ban, through undercover buys in retail stores on Friday, July 12, from approximately 4-10 p.m.
During this operation, multiple locations were visited within the city. Most adults refused to sell tobacco products to underage individuals. However, of the locations visited, O’s Smoke Shop, IPUFF Smoke Shop, Big Cloud Vape and Smoke, and VIBEZ Smoke Shop, were cited for selling flavored tobacco products.
Additionally, during the operation, a clerk at IPUFF Smoke Shop at 25341 Madison Ave., and a clerk at Big Cloud Vape and Smoke at 25312 Madison Ave, were arrested and cited for selling tobacco products to underage individuals. I
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