Issued by the City of Clermont Police Department
On Septembere 26, the Clermont Police Department conducted a joint enforcement operation with the State of Florida’s Office of the Attorney General, the Florida Division of Alcohol, Beverages and Tobacco, and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services into the sale and distribution of banned products, such as vapes, or “e-cigarettes.”
In this collaborative effort, members of the Clermont Police Department and personnel from these agencies conducted an operation focusing on smoke shops within the City of Clermont, who were believed to be marketing and selling vape products that are banned in the State of Florida along with other illegal products.
This joint operation was organized in an effort to investigate the growing issue that is the use of e-cigarettes, or vapes, by minors, in particular the illegal sale of such devices to those under 21 years of age. This is the first operation of its kind in the State of Florida following the announcement by the Florida Attorney General of a vape ban registry, utilizing a collaborative effort between local law enforcement, the Florida Attorney General, the Florida Division of Alcohol, Beverages and Tobacco, and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services…