Tobacco Minor Sting Operation-Angelina

The Coalition, Inc. has partnered with the Angelina County Sheriff’s Department in an effort to prevent and reduce the harmful use of tobacco products in rural areas like East Texas, where tobacco-related health problems are more prevalent.

The Angelina County Sheriff’s Department targeted area businesses that sell tobacco. The age limit to purchase tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, is now 21, per the guidelines from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Out of the 41 attempts in January and February, 5 citations were issued to businesses that sold tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to minors.

Many businesses that were visited did not sell tobacco to minors and The Coalition and the Angelina County Sheriff’s Department commend them for protecting the youth of Angelina County from the dangers of tobacco and nicotine.The businesses that did not sell tobacco products to minors include:

·      Zaks Food Mart #1 1910; N Timberland Drive

·      Brookshire Brothers #5; 906 N Timberland Drive

·      La Michoacana Meat Market; 416 Atkinson Drive

·      Dollar General #10812; 1606 Atkinson Drive

·      Snappy Food Mart Lufkin; 804 N Timberland Drive

·      Family Dollar #26064; 419 N Timberland Drive

·      Gas N Go #1; 401 N Timberland Drive

·      Walgreens #05792; 102 N Timberland Drive

·      Lufkin Smoke & Daiquiri Shop; 205 N Timberland Drive

·      HEB Food Store #617; 111 N Timberland Drive

·      Murphy Express #8988; 909 S Medford Drive

·      Kwick Korner Food Mart ; 203 S Timberland Drive

·      Smoke Chap 508; S Timberland Dr Ste 102

·      Family Dollar #21899; 730 S Timberland Drive

·      Vapor World; 412 E Denman Ave

·      Zaks Food Mart #5 612; S Timberland Drive

·      Brookshire Brothers #1; 301 S Chesnut Street

·      Dollar General Store #692; 522 S Chesnut St #C

·      On The Road #101; 1101 E Denman Ave

·      Zaks Food Mart #4 1203; S Chesnut Street

·      Pilot Travel Center #1023; 1920 E Denman Ave

·      Love's Travel Stop #290; 1003 S Medford Dr

·      Big's 3823; 909 S Medford Drive

·      Big's 3850; 3019 John Redditt Drive

·      On The Road 103; 4110 S 1st Street

·      Family Dollar #26064; 419 N Timberland Drive

·      Dollar General #10812; 1606 Atkinson Drive

·      Timberland Chevron; 804 N Timberland Drive

·      Pilot Travel Center #1023; 1920 E Denman Ave

·      Zaks Food Mark #1; 1910 N Timberland Drive

·      Love's Travel Stop #290; 1003 S Medford Drive

·      Big's 3823; 909 S Medford Drive

·      JR Food Mart; 1114 E Denman Ave

·      On the Road #101; 1001 E Denman Ave

·      Zaks Food Mart #4 1203; S Chestnut

·      Zaks Food Mart #5 612; S Timberland Drive

The five businesses that sold to minors received a toolkit to assist store leadership in training employees on the importance of checking IDs and not selling to minors. The businesses that failed include:

·      Gas N Go #1; 401 N Timberland Drive

·      Vape N Smoke; 912 N Timberland Drive

·      Walgreens #05792; 102 N Timberland Drive

·      HEB Food Store #617; 111 N Timberland Drive

·      Vapor World; 412 E Denman Ave

For additional information, please contact The Coalition at (936) 634-9308.