On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, members of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations unit conduct an operation to check compliance of the state’s alcohol and tobacco sales law. Officers utilized an underage (17 year old) informant and sent him into retail outlets to check compliance. The underage minor was able to purchase alcohol and tobacco products in 19 retail establishments. The following individuals have been charged as a result of this investigation:
New Dixie Mart
1201 Dabney Drive
Yovenn Milller
Charges- 1 count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
Valero
555 Dabney Drive
Mohamed Saleh
Charges- 1 count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
Kwik Stop
923 Nicholas Street
Hesham Muntaser
Charges- 1count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
The Corner Store
1043 S. William Street
Saba Alashmali
Charges- 1 count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
Star Grocery
201 Harriett Street
Fayez Saleh
Charges- 1 count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
Brother’s Food Mart
525 S. William Street
Sameh Abutaleb
Charges- 1 count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
Party Pick Up
655 N. Garnett Street
Saham Hauter
Charges- 1 count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
A and A Food Mart
200 W. Andrews Avenue
Abdil Almuwallard
Charges- 1 count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
N- A- Minute Food Shop
1727 E. Andrews Avenue
Hesham Ajhmali
Charges- 1 count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
Vance Mini Mart
1174 Newton Diary Road
Kaiser Hauter
Charges- 1 count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
Henderson Food Mart
420 E. Andrews Avenue
Medhat Dawoud
Charges- 1 count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
Parade-Valero
1551 Dabney Drive
Adel Eshak
Charges- 1 count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
Best Bet
615 Raleigh Road
Fuad Ameri
Charges- 1 count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
Oxford Road Convenient Mart
2303 Oxford Road
Wagd Hauter
Charges- 1 count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
Fiddle Stix
1421 E. Andrews Avenue
Muhammad Ather
Charges- 1 count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
Speedway
929 S. Garnett Street
Yalonda Henderson
Charges- 1 count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
Raleigh Road Convenient Mart
525 Raleigh Road
Saleh Azzmemi
Charges- 1 count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
Mojo’s
1206 East Andrews Avenue
Rama Kadavant
Charges- 1 count of selling alcohol and one count of selling tobacco products to a minor.
One individual remains to be charged as a result of this investigation. These violations have been refered to the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Agency for possible sanctions. The Henderson Police Department considers sales of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products to underage individuals to be a grave problem and investigations such as this will be conducted randomly to ensure compliance.
Authority: Chief Marcus Barrow
So the Po-Po has a 17 year old go into convenience stores & try to buy some smokes & booze? Why not make selling the little glass pipes that the crackheads are buying illegal? Go into any convenience store & they are usually on sale near the cash register. I guess the store owners realize that crackheads will steal w/o much hesitation. Looking @ the names of the clerks that were charged made me think I was in the Middle East!! Any explanation as to how 99.9% of Henderson’s convenience stores are owned/operated by foreigners? #coming2America
I hope the 17 year old doesn’t get harassed for being an informant for the Po-Po!! In some cities that label could be dangerous. SMH!!
J.D.