RICHMOND, Va. — Friday morning on the first floor of Richmond City Hall, Mayor Danny Avula was joined by Richmond Police, members of city council and other community stakeholders to officially reveal the details of their crackdown on illegal vape shops popping up across the city.
The initiative known as Operation Vaporize has been active for the past several months. It’s a multi-departmental effort from the mayor’s office and Richmond Fire Department, in addition to the city’s planning and code enforcement officials and the finance department, which involves compliance check sweeps of dozens of vape shops suspected of illegal activity such as illegally selling marijuana to minors.
“Our communities have been asking for more attention, for stronger enforcement, and for us to act in ways that actively curb these illegal activities and absolutely our communities deserve that,” Mayor Danny Avula said…