Thanks to the support of a Louisiana Highway Safety Commission (LHSC) grant, 14 business clerks were cited, and one arrested in Tangipahoa Parish, during a series of operations to uncover and address underage tobacco and alcohol sales and use.
Throughout the month of June, Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office (TPSO) deputies, from all divisions, were assigned an additional shift focused solely on identifying businesses, their employees, and customers engaged in unlawful sales of alcohol and tobacco in an effort to reduce underage substance abuse. During the operation, more than 50 retail alcoholic beverage and tobacco establishments were visited where 14 individuals were cited for Unlawful sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine products or vapor products.
After refusing to provide identification to deputies, Sahil Wod, age 20 and of Jackson, MS, who was an employee of The Discount Store located on Highway 51 in Independence, was placed under arrest for Possession/Sale of Tobacco By/To Persons under 18.
Sheriff Gerald Sticker wants to commend all of the employees who follow sales laws on a daily basis, as well as the business owners who hold their employees to the standards not only set by the law but the expectations set by our community.
The TPSO is grateful for the opportunity to conduct this operation which was made possible through the Juvenile Underage Drinking Enforcement (JUDE) grant coordinated and funded by the LHSC in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
***All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty***
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