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Suffolk County Police today arrested four people for selling e-liquid nicotine to minors in the Sixth Precinct.
 
In response to numerous community complaints, Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers conducted an investigation into the sale of vapes and e-cigarettes to minors during which nine businesses were checked for compliance with the law.
 
The following four people were charged with Unlawfully Dealing with a Child 2^nd Degree:
 

• Jeremiah Turpin, 22, of Mount Sinai, an employee of Barcode Hookah and Smoke Shop, located at 39 Route 25A, Mount Sinai
• Faith Bal, 50, of Nesconset, an employee of Cloud Vapor and Smoke, located at 160 Route 25A, Mount Sinai
• John Mardos, 24, of Port Jefferson Station, an employee of Hookah City, located at 2717 Route 112, Medford
• An 18-year-old of Selden, an employee of Hemp Cloud, 1515 Middle Country Road, Centereach

All four clerks were issued Field Appearance Tickets and are scheduled to appear in First District Court in Central Islip on a later date.
 
 
A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
 
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Authority:       Geraldine Hart, Commissioner        21-187641
                 Suffolk County Police Department          2357/EN