Granite City - A recent tobacco sting operation orchestrated by the Granite City Police Department's neighborhood intervention team resulted in the illegal sale of tobacco products by workers at Easy Stop, Corner Market and Tobacco Road, according to Lt. Detective Mike Nordstrom. Easy Stop is located at 3215 Illinois Route 162, Corner Market at 2501 E. 24th St. and Tobacco Road at 2430 Pontoon Road. All the businesses are in Granite City. The sting operation took place Aug. 16 through a underage confidential informant, Nordstrom said. "This is what the Police Department calls its tobacco compliance check, which is done periodically and on a yearly basis. This year, like in past years, several businesses were targeted." Nordstrom said. More...
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