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A vape dealer in Oneida County is among a dozen businesses caught up in a major statewide sweep of illegal distributors of e-cigarette products. The crackdown targeted online vape shops and shipping networks directed at underage buyers. The state health department partnered with state police to conduct undercover online purchases. Over a dozen people face 38 charges of unlawful shipment of vapor products. Many included bright-colored disposable e-cigarettes and e-liquids in flavors that appeal to adolescents, such as fruit, candy, soda and dessert flavors, marketed through websites, social media and mobile apps. It’s illegal to sell vape products to anyone under age 21.
The impacted businesses, some with brick-and-mortar stores open to the public, include the following:
Capital Region
- Nicless Vape (Albany & Fulton Cos.)
- Vape More d/b/a Delta 8 Geek (Albany, Fulton and Warren Cos.)
Central New York/Mohawk Valley
- Adirondack Vapor (Oneida Co.)
Western New York
- Wet Vapes (Erie & Niagara Cos.)
New York City
- Shindler Distribution d/b/a Vaporush (Manhattan)
- ePuffer (Manhattan & Brooklyn)
- Vape4Style (Brooklyn)
- Beyond Vape (Bronx)
- NYC Glass 718 (Staten Island)
Long Island
- JPL Development Inc. d/b/a Vaperdudes
- Shinnecock Vape Shop
