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Rite Aid Accused of Selling Tobacco to Minor
A store clerk and the store could face stiff fines, a sheriff's official said.
A Temecula store was cited on suspicion of selling tobacco to a minor.
The citation came during a sting that ran 3-8 p.m. on Thursday.
An underaged decoy went into the store in the 39000 block of Winchester Road and bought tobacco from a 22-year-old clerk as plain clothes deputies watched, said sheriff's Sgt. Mark Potter.
The clerk and the store may face fines, the sergeant said.
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Deputies sent the decoy into 45 stores, and the Rite Aid was the only one that failed to check the decoy's identification, Potter said.
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