Tobacco Minor Sting Operation

The Coalition, Inc. has partnered with the Angelina County Sheriff’s Department to prevent and reduce the harmful use of tobacco products in rural areas like East Texas, where tobacco-related health problems are more prevalent.

The Angelina County Sheriff’s Department targeted area businesses that sell tobacco. The age limit to purchase tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, is 21, per the guidelines from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Out of the 49 attempts in January and February, 11 citations were issued to businesses that sold tobacco products to minors. The Coalition and the Angelina County Sheriff’s Department commend the following businesses for protecting the youth of Angelina County from the dangers of tobacco and nicotine.

• Gas N Go #1; 401 N Timberland Dr., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Vape N Smoke; 912 N Timberland Dr., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Walgreens #05792; 102 N Timberland Dr., Lufkin, TX 75901
• HEB Food Store #617; 111 N Timberland Dr., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Brookshire Brothers #5; 906 N Timberland Dr., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Family Dollar #26064; 419 N Timberland Dr., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Lufkin Smoke & Daiquiri Shop; 205 N. Timberland Dr., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Zaks Food Mart #1; 1910 N Timberland Dr., Lufkin, TX 75901
• JR Food Mart; 1114 E Denman Ave., Lufkin, TX 75901
• On the Road #101; 1001 E Denman Ave., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Dollar General Store #692; 1522 S. Chestnut St., Lufkin TX 75901
• Texas Star; 1203 S. Chestnut St., Lufkin TX 75901
• Zaks Food Mart #4; 1203 S Chestnut St., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Kwick Korner Food Mart; 203 S Timberland Dr., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Smoke Chap; 508 S Timberland Dr Ste 102, Lufkin, TX 75901
• Zaks Food Mart #5; 612 S Timberland Dr., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Pilot Travel Center #1023; 1920 E Denman Ave., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Love’s Travel Stop #290; 1003 S Medford Dr., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Big’s 3823; 909 S Medford Dr., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Family Dollar #21899; 730 S Timberland Dr., Lufkin, TX 75901
• New Beginningz; 917 Atkinson Dr., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Big’s 3850; 3019 S John Redditt Dr., Lufkin, TX 75904
• On the Road #11; 3503 S. Chestnut St., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Vape N More Medford; 4206 S. Medford Dr. Ste B, Lufkin, TX 75901
• Jim Ann’s; 1911 S. 1^st St., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Vape Nation; 4001 S. Medford Dr., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Small Town Smoke and Vape; 103 N. Brentwood Dr. Ste 150, Lufkin, TX 75901
• Snappy Food Mart Crown Colony; 101 Champions Dr. Ste B, Lufkin, TX 75901
• Fairview Mini Mart; 2979 FM 2108, Lufkin, TX 75901
• The Elevated Humidor; 122 S. 1^st St., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Snappy Food Mart Diboll; 1580 N. Temple Dr., Diboll, TX 75941
• Charge Up 65; 701 S. Temple Dr., Diboll, TX 75941
• Brookshire Brothers #35; 221 N. Temple Dr., Diboll, TX 75941
• Diboll Food Mart; 500 N. Temple Dr., Diboll, TX 75941
• Vape N Smoke #2; 600 N. Temple Dr., Diboll, TX 75941

The eleven businesses that sold tobacco products to minors received a toolkit to assist store leadership in training employees on the importance of checking IDs and not selling to minors. The businesses that failed the compliance checks include:

• Snappy Food Mart Lufkin; 804 N Timberland Dr., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Vapor World; 8412 E Denman Ave., Lufkin, TX 75901
• Brookshire Brothers #1; 301 S Chestnut St., Lufkin TX 75901
• 365 Smoke and Vape #8; 2002 S. 1^st St., Lufkin TX 75901
• Brookshire Brothers #118; 2106 S. 1^st St., Lufkin TX 75901
• Murphy USA #7653; 2500 Daniel McCall Dr. Ste B, Lufkin TX 75901
• Mango Island Smoke Shop; 101 Champions Dr. Ste B, Lufkin TX 75901
• On The Road #103; 41110 S. 1^st St., Lufkin TX 75901
• Diboll Depot; 1605 N. Temple Dr., Diboll TX 75941
• Dollar General Store #1695; 225 N. Temple Dr., Diboll TX 75941
• Charge Up 66; 605 N. Temple Dr., Diboll TX 75941

For additional information, please contact The Coalition at (936) 634-9308. 

Since 1988, The Coalition has focused on eliminating the use of harmful substances by affecting public policy, laws, attitudes and behaviors to foster healthy life-long choices for the local community. For more information about tobacco compliance checks, contact Abby Baker at The Coalition at 936-634-9308.