5 Arrested After Selling Flavored Vape Products In Huntington Town: PD

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON, NY — Five store employees were arrested Monday in connection with the sale of flavored vape products in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk police said.

As part of the department’s "Operation Smoke Out," Second Precinct Crime Section officers investigated 11 smoke shops, police said. Employees sold flavored vape products to an underage
person at five of the businesses, police said.

Police said the following people were arrested and charged with second-degree unlawfully dealing with a child and public health law: sale of flavored vape products:

• Ryan Lembeck, 29, of Huntington, an employee of Huntington Village Vapes, at 4 Elm St., Huntington
• Kush Patel, 22, of Floral Park, an employee of E Smoke & Cigar, at 312 Main St., Huntington.
• Magdy Alameri, 19, of New York Mills, NY, an employee of Cloud Smoke & Cigar Convenience, at 116 East 11th St., Huntington Station.
• Kasat Karaarslan, 52, of Port Jefferson Station, an employee of Xtra Fuels, at 201 Depot Road, Huntington Station.
• Sayanam Ghimire, 37, of Elmhurst, NY, an employee of New Paradise Convenience, at 2024 New York Ave., Huntington Station

All five employees were issued field appearance tickets and are scheduled to be arraigned at First
District Court in Central Islip on a later date.