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Police checked ten vape stores in response to reports of school students vaping, and caught clerks selling to minors at four of them. The post 40% of Vape Stores Checked by Police Caught Selling to Children. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Police in Smithfield, North Carolina, checked ten vape stores in response to reports of school students vaping, and caught clerks selling to minors at four of them. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Smithfield Police Department, school resource officers, vape store clerks, and students. WHEN & WHERE: March 2026 , Smithfield, North Carolina. KEY QUOTE: The Smithfield Police Department urged the community to adhere to state regulations on vape sales. IMPACT: The operation highlighted ongoing issues with criminality at vape stores. IN FULL North Carolina’s Smithfield Police Narcotics Division carried out a compliance operation at ten vape stores on March 18, amid reports of underage school students vaping. Officers caught…Open