Wildwood Businesses Busted for Vape and Tobacco Violations

The Wildwood Police Department announced charges against several individuals for selling tobacco and vape products illegally.

Ali Ezzeldin (31) Erez Ascandrani (44) Udi Hayut (55) Shehab Taher (27) Geroge Geris (30) Ahmed Soliman (39) Laurent Perez (47) and Sami Tavrizi (47) were all charged by the Wildwood Police, along with Special Agents from the Department of Treasury Division of Taxation, with selling tobacco and vape products in a prohibited area.

The charges are a disorderly person's offense.

Wildwood Police Announce Charges

"The defendants were charged after a finding of probable cause and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law."

The charges result from a preliminary operation conducted in June of this year.

Police say that during the June investigation, business owners on the Wildwood boardwalk were required to produce a valid license to distribute tobacco products.

A business at 3210 Boardwalk was briefly closed when they couldn't produce the proper documents.

The officers seized tobacco and vape products that were on the premises of the business.

June Investigation Leads to Charges Against Business Owners

According to the Wildwood Police, "Several Investigators of the NJ Office of Attorney General Division of Consumer Affairs served multiple boardwalk business owners with Notices of Violation for distributing flavored vapor products, as a result of a preliminary operation conducted during June 2024."

All eight business owners were given a summons.

"Wildwood Police went on to recognize the efforts of the Division of Consumer Affairs and the Department of Treasury and Taxation in bringing this investigation to a successful conclusion."

Source:  Wildwood Police Department