A Fairfield smoke and vape shop worker is facing several charges after police say the store sold marijuana and nicotine products to underage children.
Police arrested Ali Mohamed, 20, of the Bronx, an employee of Rose Smoke & Vape on Black Rock Turnpike.
Mohamed is charged with possession with intent to sell marijuana, possession of marijuana, and two counts of sale of marijuana.
Police
say over the past several months they received numerous complaints that
underage children were purchasing marijuana and nicotine products from the
store.
Police say through working with the Connecticut Tobacco
Prevention and Enforcement Program and the state Department of Revenue
Services Crime Investigation Division, they were able to confirm the
underage children did purchase those items from the store.
Earlier this week, police say they seized several items of
evidence, including packages of suspected marijuana and un-taxed cigarettes.
Police say more arrests are expected.
They
say the shop remains open pending a review from the state Department of Labor.
News
12 reached out to the store for comment Wednesday morning, but was told the
owners weren't available.
Mohamed
is due in court next week.