17 Stores Sell Alcohol Or Nicotine Product To Undercover, Underage Buyer

Date Added: February 15, 2022 12:44 pm

Andrew Gant
Office of Public Affairs & Media Relations

17 STORES SELL ALCOHOL OR NICOTINE PRODUCT TO UNDERCOVER, UNDERAGE BUYER

In response to complaints about businesses selling alcohol and nicotine products to customers under the age of 21, the Sheriff’s Office and local law enforcement partners recently conducted an undercover operation that identified several violations at stores across Volusia County.

The enforcement operations occurred Jan. 21 and Feb. 9. In total, the underage operative was able to make 16 purchases of tobacco or nicotine vape products and 5 purchases of alcoholic beverages.

In October 2021, Florida implemented new legislation raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine products from 18 to 21 years of age, the same as alcohol.

The violations are misdemeanors. Each of the 17 store locations where violations occurred are being shared with the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco for administrative review. They are:

NSB Vapor Parlor

201 S. Ridgewood Ave., Edgewater

NSB Vapor Parlor

638 E. 3rd Ave., New Smyrna Beach

AK Food Store

727 Canal St., New Smyrna Beach

Pumpernickel Pops Smoke and Vape Shop

2841 S. Nova Road, South Daytona

Bengals Discount Liquor

335 Beville Road, South Daytona

Jaguar Smoke and Vape Inc. III

700 Ridgewood Ave., Holly Hill

Speedy Mart

949 Center Ave., Holly Hill

Shell

201 W. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach

Volusia Smoke and Vape City

1428 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand

Omi’s Phone Store/My Fuel

301 S. Woodland Blvd., DeLand

Smoke Em II

871 S. Charles R. Beall Blvd., DeBary 

Smokeless America (River City Smoke & Vape)

98 S. Charles R. Beall Blvd., DeBary

Orange City Liquor

1155 N. Volusia Ave., Orange City

                   

Orange City Smoke Shop

951 N. Volusia Ave., Orange City

Luxe Smoke & Vape

485 N. Volusia Ave., Orange City

Johny’s Rotten Tobacco & Smoking

2540 N. Volusia Ave., Orange City

  

The Friendly Way

901 S. Florida Ave., DeLand

The operations were conducted by the Deltona Narcotics Enforcement Team and the East and West Volusia Narcotics Task Forces, which include the Volusia Sheriff’s Office and its partners from DeLand PD, Edgewater PD, New Smyrna Beach PD, South Daytona PD, Holly Hill PD, and Ormond Beach PD.