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Pierce Township VIP Smoke Shop manager arrested for selling to children, minors

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      CAMPER TO GO UP IN FLAMES. MORE LEGAL TROUBLE NOW FOR VIP SMOKE SHOPS TONIGHT. ANOTHER MANAGER HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND NOW FACES NEARLY A DOZEN CHARGES. WE HAVE VIDEO OF HER BEING TAKEN INTO CUSTODY THAT YOU CAN SEE ONLY HERE ON WLWT. NEWS FIVE’S RACHEL HIRSCHHEIMER LIVE RIGHT NOW IN PIERCE TOWNSHIP. WITH THE INVESTIGATION. RACHEL. HEY, MIKE AND SHEREE. SO, PIERCE TOWNSHIP POLICE TELL ME DETECTIVES HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING THE MANAGER OF THIS VIP SMOKE SHOP FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW. THEY CLAIM THAT SHE WAS NOT CHECKING THE IDS OF UNDERAGE CUSTOMERS. THEY ALSO ALLEGE THAT SHE WAS SELLING UNDERAGE CUSTOMERS VAPE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS. HELLO. HI, I’M OFFICER WEITZEIL WITH PIERCE TOWNSHIP. HI. ARE YOU. MONROE? YEAH. ON MONDAY, PIERCE TOWNSHIP POLICE OFFICERS PAID A VISIT TO MUNEERA AGYARE. THE MANAGER OF THIS PIERCE TOWNSHIP VIP SMOKE SHOP. WE’RE GOING TO FILE CHARGES ON YOU FOR SELLING TO UNDERAGE PERSONS, SELLING VAPES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND E-CIGS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. POLICE CHIEF PAUL BROXTERMAN SAYS THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT TEENS BEING SOLD PRODUCTS, SO THEY LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION. BROXTERMAN SAYS HE EVEN WARNED AGYARE IN PERSON TWICE. WE JUST EXPECT THE OWNERS OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS TO DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE AND CHECK IDS. GO AHEAD AND TURN AROUND. PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK FOR ME. AGYARE WAS ARRESTED ON TEN COUNTS OF ILLEGAL DISTRIBUTION OF CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS. JAIL RECORDS ALSO INDICATED IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT HOLDS. I’M A PEACEFUL PERSON. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THE LAWS ARE LAWS. THIS IS ONE OF MANY VIP SMOKE SHOP ARRESTS ACROSS THE REGION. LAST MONTH, TWO WORKERS IN NEW TOWN WERE ARRESTED, ACCUSED OF SELLING TO MINORS AS WELL AS SELLING MARIJUANA. ALSO IN MARCH, EIGHT SHOPS WERE RAIDED IN WARREN COUNTY FOR UNDERAGE SALES. IN OCTOBER, THE OWNERS OF MORE THAN 100 VIP SMOKE SHOPS WERE ARRESTED IN BUTLER COUNTY, ACCUSED OF SELLING VAPES CONTAINING TOO MUCH THC. AND WE TOLD YOU TO STOP DOING IT AND YOU CONTINUED TO DO IT. THIS IS ONLY A FRACTION OF WHAT WE KNOW YOU DID. NOW, TONIGHT I DID REACH OUT TO ICE ASKING WHY THERE’S AN ICE. HOLD ON. ZAGAR. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE YET. AND PIERCE TOWNSHIP POLICE CHIEF TELLS ME THAT SOME OF THE PRODUCTS RECOVERED FROM THIS SMOKE SHOP ARE NOW OUT FOR TESTING AND DEPENDING ON WHAT THE RESULTS ARE, MORE CHARGES COULD BE FILED AGAINST THAT MANAGER. WE’RE LIVE TONIGHT IN PIERCE
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      Pierce Township VIP Smoke Shop manager arrested for selling to children, minors
      Another VIP Smoke Shop manager has been taken into custody on drug trafficking charges.According to Pierce Township police, the manager of the shop on 244 W. Main, Mounira Zghayar, was arrested for 10 counts of illegal distribution of or permitting children to use cigarettes or other tobacco or alternative nicotine products. "We just expect the owners of these establishments to do their due diligence and check IDs," Pierce Township police chief, Paul Broxterman said.Police say the charges stem from an investigation that has happened over the last several weeks and more charges could follow.The arrest is the latest to come from raids conducted at VIP Smoke Shops across the region.In Warren County, the Warren County Drug Task Force raided the VIP Smoke Shop warehouse in Norwood and 8 stores throughout the county.The Ohio Attorney General's Office indicted two brothers in Butler County who own more than 100 VIP Smoke Shops around greater Cincinnati.In Newton, two people connected to the chain have been indicted on drug trafficking charges.

      Another VIP Smoke Shop manager has been taken into custody on drug trafficking charges.

      According to Pierce Township police, the manager of the shop on 244 W. Main, Mounira Zghayar, was arrested for 10 counts of illegal distribution of or permitting children to use cigarettes or other tobacco or alternative nicotine products.

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      "We just expect the owners of these establishments to do their due diligence and check IDs," Pierce Township police chief, Paul Broxterman said.

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      Police say the charges stem from an investigation that has happened over the last several weeks and more charges could follow.

      The arrest is the latest to come from raids conducted at VIP Smoke Shops across the region.

      In Warren County, the Warren County Drug Task Force raided the VIP Smoke Shop warehouse in Norwood and 8 stores throughout the county.

      The Ohio Attorney General's Office indicted two brothers in Butler County who own more than 100 VIP Smoke Shops around greater Cincinnati.

      In Newton, two people connected to the chain have been indicted on drug trafficking charges.