Smoke shop shut down for illegal sales to minors in Bucks County

In Bucks County, the district attorney there, Joe Khan, is pushing to shut down a smoke shop he says is selling dangerous and illegal products to Children, and that includes marijuana items that exceed the legal limits and the dangerous drug Kratom. It comes two days after Khan and Chester County's D. A. Have called for an emergency state ban on Kratom are Dylan Scott reports from Doylestown. The lights are off at Zaza Vape and Cigar after Wednesday's temporary injunction, whether they ever turn back on will depend on how the owners respond to some serious allegations. We have uncovered the fact that this is a store that is really running an illicit drug operation under the cover under the guise of a legitimate business operation. Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan says Wednesday's press conference in front of Zaza Vape and Cigar is a warning. This is a product when it's sold in the form that it's sold in that really replicates morphine in terms of the effect that it has on the body. This is not something that I want my kids to have access to, and it's certainly not something that should be easily obtainable. If you break the law and put dangerous substances such as Kratom, an opioid type drug now classified as a class one substance in some forms in the hands of Pennsylvania youth, there will be stiff consequences. It's important that we did today what has never been done before to take this this kind of historic action that will make sure that the store cannot make money the way that it has in the past. For the past year, officials say an undercover operation has indicated just how far this tobacco shop has gone to make a profit of the 580 in Bucks County. The average fail rate of any underage sale spot test is 15%. They say this business was the only one and 100%. I'd see them coming in and out all the time. Um, so there was always a concern. I was wondering how long it would take for something to happen. One parent in the area named Kurt said it's been a problem for some time, but he's thankful action has been taken. It's a danger to the community. We have a school right here. My daughter goes to high school right here. My other daughter goes to middle school, not even a mile from here. So it's right in the midst of things. Ultimately, it will be up to a judge to determine if his business can ever reopen. But the D. A. Says this joint effort is likely just the start of a crackdown on these concerns across the state. Um, the urgency of this moment. Um, this is, this is, I think, emblematic of an attitude that we're concerned about how much money we can make, not whether or not we're hurting kids. The owners of Zaza vaping cigars said they did not want to speak on camera Wednesday, but might be willing to talk to us in the future. We'll keep you posted on the very latest for now in Doylestown, Dylan Scott Fox 29 News.