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HANFORD, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Hanford Police Department conducted a decoy cognition to forestall the merchantability of amerciable baccy to minors, which led to galore citations connected Wednesday.
According to officials with Hanford PD, backing from the California Department of Justice's Tobacco Grant Program enables the section to instrumentality programs designed to trim the merchantability and usage of baccy products, peculiarly among minors.
They accidental initiatives supported by this assistance include,
- targeted enforcement operations
- retailer acquisition
- inspections
- youth outreach and prevention programs
- decoy operations, and more
On Dec. 18, members of the Hanford Police Department conducted a Minor Decoy and Shoulder Tap Operation. The cognition was aimed astatine identifying individuals purchasing oregon providing baccy products to persons nether the property of 21, constabulary say.
During the operation, officials accidental underage decoys approached retail baccy establishments and asked adults to acquisition baccy products connected their behalf.
Officials accidental the cognition resulted successful 7 citations for violations of Penal Code 308, which prohibits providing baccy to individuals nether 21 years old.
Additional violations were uncovered during the operation, officials accidental an apprehension of 1 idiosyncratic for a felony warrant was made arsenic good arsenic a citation of different for driving with a suspended license.
The Hanford Police Department says they are committed to protecting the wellness and information of the assemblage by ensuring compliance with baccy laws and these operations service arsenic a captious reminder of the value of preventing younker entree to baccy products and holding violators accountable.
