New London shop clerks fined for selling cigarettes to minors

City police and the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services found that three out of 27 tobacco retailers in the city sold cigarettes to minors during a compliance check Wednesday.

Using a state-trained minor, officers and department staff members checked businesses throughout the city and found that Honey Bee Farms, 298 Bank St., Galaxy Convenience Store at 121 Montauk Ave. and E&J Smoke Shop, 92 Truman St., sold cigarettes to the minor, police said.