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Lex Wine and Spirits fined $1,000 after underage tobacco sale, board hears
Summary
The Alcohol Beverage Board of St. Mary's County imposed a $1,000 fine on Lex Wine and Spirits after a sheriff's office compliance check found an employee sold cigarettes to a 19-year-old confidential informant.
The Alcohol Beverage Board of St. Mary's County voted to impose a $1,000 fine on Lex Wine and Spirits following testimony that the store sold tobacco to a 19-year-old confidential informant during a sheriff's office compliance check.
Board staff member Chris Beaver read the facts into the record: on Dec. 4, 2024, at about 2:56 p.m., a 19-year-old confidential informant accompanied by Sgt. Robert Merritt and Cpl. Chad Hartsell entered Lex Wine and Spirits at 46400 Lexington Village Way in Lexington Park. The informant purchased a pack of Newport cigarettes from an employee identified as Sean Benjamin Crow without being asked for identification, Beaver said. Officers photographed the purchase receipt and submitted the tobacco…
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