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Local Business Cited for Selling Cannabis and Flavored Tobacco Products
Local Business Cited for Selling Cannabis and Flavored Tobacco Products 
On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, members of the Simi Valley Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team (SET) and members of the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) conducted an inspection of the Tobacco & More #4 Smoke Shop located at 2760 Tapo Canyon Rd. During the inspection, several violations were discovered including the illegal sale of cannabis products and the sale of flavored tobacco products. All the illegal items were seized in accordance with state law. The owner, Abdelmalak Eid Boushf Abdelmalak, who is a resident of Oxnard was cited for a criminal violation and will also face civil penalties for each violation.
On November 8, 2022, California voters upheld the state law, SB 793, prohibiting a tobacco retailer, or any of the tobacco retailer’s agents or employees, from selling, offering for sale, or possessing with the intent to sell or offer for sale, most flavored tobacco products including flavored e-cigarettes and menthol cigarettes, as well as tobacco product flavor enhancers in retail locations. This includes the sale of:
On November 8, 2022, California voters upheld the state law, SB 793, prohibiting a tobacco retailer, or any of the tobacco retailer’s agents or employees, from selling, offering for sale, or possessing with the intent to sell or offer for sale, most flavored tobacco products including flavored e-cigarettes and menthol cigarettes, as well as tobacco product flavor enhancers in retail locations. This includes the sale of:
- Flavored e-cigarettes or vapes that deliver nicotine or another vaporized liquid, e-juice, pods, or cartridges
- Menthol cigarettes
- Flavored little cigars and cigarillos
- Flavored smokeless tobacco products
- Flavored blunt wraps
- Flavored loose-leaf roll-your-own tobacco
- Flavored tobacco rolling papers
- Tobacco product flavor enhancers
Further information can be found on the California Department of Public Health’s website at https://www.cdph.ca.gov.
The Simi Valley Police Department’s SET team is an entity within the Special Enforcement Bureau and was established as a crime suppression unit meant to address various crimes within the City. Those duties include the enforcement of lewd/dissolute conduct in public, Human Trafficking enforcement, ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control) enforcement investigations and assessment, the enforcement of street-level narcotics, warrant service on wanted individuals, and gang enforcement.
The Simi Valley Police Department would like to thank the Community for its ongoing support and partnerships that make the City of Simi Valley a safe place to enjoy and live. The Simi Valley Police Department encourages its citizens to report suspicious activity, which can be done anonymously. To remain anonymous, tips can be sent to the Department’s tip line at (805) 583-6984, or to Crime Stoppers of Ventura County by telephone at, (805) 494-8255.
The Simi Valley Police Department’s SET team is an entity within the Special Enforcement Bureau and was established as a crime suppression unit meant to address various crimes within the City. Those duties include the enforcement of lewd/dissolute conduct in public, Human Trafficking enforcement, ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control) enforcement investigations and assessment, the enforcement of street-level narcotics, warrant service on wanted individuals, and gang enforcement.
The Simi Valley Police Department would like to thank the Community for its ongoing support and partnerships that make the City of Simi Valley a safe place to enjoy and live. The Simi Valley Police Department encourages its citizens to report suspicious activity, which can be done anonymously. To remain anonymous, tips can be sent to the Department’s tip line at (805) 583-6984, or to Crime Stoppers of Ventura County by telephone at, (805) 494-8255.
Address/Location
Simi Valley Police Department
3901 Alamo St
Simi Valley, CA 93063
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-583-6950