Three cited in Collinsville for selling tobacco to minors

Three people were cited for unlawful sale of tobacco to a minor after the Collinsville Police Department, with members of the Troy Police Explorers, conducted compliance checks Friday.

Those cited include Kaylani U. Moore, 20, of East St. Louis; Georgia A. Smith, 56, of Collinsville; and Faouzi Dahane; 51, of St. Louis.

The compliance checks targeted 24 local tobacco retail establishments. Sales occurred at Walmart, 1040 Collinsville Crossing; Casey’s General Store, 217 N. Bluff Road; and BP, 9504 Collinsville Road.

“By decreasing tobacco availability, we believe that these compliance checks will have a positive effect on the number of youth that may later become addicted to tobacco products later in life,” said Maj. Brett Boerm with the Collinsville Police Department.

This story was originally published January 20, 2016 at 9:46 AM with the headline "Three cited in Collinsville for selling tobacco to minors."