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On June 18, 2024 at approximately 11:00am the Orange County Constable Jeremiah Gunter organized another tobacco operation because of citizens complaints. This time dealing with the sale of vapes and other tobacco products to minors. Gunter contacted Constables Brad Frye, Lannie Claybar, Matt Ortego to assist.
Gunter said, “We made contact with about 18 stores. Using a minor who attempted to purchase tobacco/vape products through out Orange County. While working for my office the minor can’t lie about age or birth date. I truly believe that if they were allowed to lie the following numbers would be different. Most of these stores believes that the burden is no longer theirs if the minor just tells them they are old enough.”
Six vapes purchased without by underaged people. There was one warrant arrest, one affidavit arrest, 10 citations issued for sell/purchase/delivery/possession of tobacco to a minor. Gunter said, “This is the third time we have organized this type of operation. There are multiple locations that have sold at least twice. We did not ticket the same person at any one location from any of the previous operations. At least one clerk mentioned she would not sale without ID, because she was previously issued a citation. That is a win. I’d like to thank everyone involved for the assistance. We will continue to address citizen complaints as we can.”
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