On January 21, 2025, The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit conducted a succession of tobacco compliance checks within St. Mary’s County. The covert compliance checks involved using an underage Sheriff’s Office confidential informant (CI). The 19-year-old CI was wearing athletic attire and was instructed to enter the store and retrieve a tobacco product from the business in an effort to purchase said product. The CI was accompanied by Sergeant Robert Merritt, who wore civilian attire and observed all underage tobacco transactions. The Sheriff’s Office visited 23 business locations, and 19 businesses passed the compliance check and asked the CI for their driver’s license; four businesses failed to ask and/or verify any identification; therefore, tobacco products were sold to an underage person. Businesses passing compliance checks: Leonardtown Cigars – 40955 Merchants Lane Suite14, Leonardtown Merchants Lane Fine Wine & Spirits – 40845 Merchants Lane, Leonardtown Food Lion Store 656 – 40955 Merchants Lane, Leonardtown Walgreens – 40955 Merchants Lane, Leonardtown Centre Liquors – 40955 Merchant Lane, Leonardtown Exxon Dash-In Store 099 – 26065 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown Pal Liquors & Gas – 25965 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown Leonardtown Birdies – 25355 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown Fastop Store 52 […]
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