6 Stores Caught Selling Tobacco To Minors

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By Rachael Laine, Reporter - email

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif.- A tobacco sting in San Luis Obispo County shows the number of stores selling to minors is going down.

Out of 52 stores checked, six of them, or a little more than 11%, were busted for selling underage decoys. According to San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, that's down 45% from July when 11 stores were busted.

None of the locations were reoffenders and these numbers account for the unincorporated areas of San Luis Obispo County.

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