Man arrested after authorities discover illegal Snapchat scheme targeted at minors – Yahoo

A Utah man faces “several charges” in relation to allegations he used Snapchat to sell e-cigarettes to minors, according to Salt Lake City’s KSTU. What’s happening? On Sept. 11, police in Washington County, Utah, arrested 27-year-old Curtis Bailee Proctor. According to KSTU, Proctor repeatedly came to the attention of law enforcement regarding his alleged activities pertaining to nicotine vapes, also called e-cigarettes. Back in January, a minor described only as a “child” was taken to the Washington City police station by his parents, who reported that the boy obtained “multiple nicotine vapes from an adult man” on the Snapchat platform. The child reportedly positively identified Proctor as the individual from whom he’d purchased the vapes. In June, an adult woman visited the same station, alleging that Proctor netted around $10,000 a month selling “large quantities of nicotine vapes on Snapchat.” In August, another parent discovered their child had purchased vapes through Snapchat. Once again, the minor reportedly made a positive identification when shown a photograph of Proctor. Those separate reports allowed police to obtain a search warrant. When it was executed, law enforcement said they recovered a large quantity of vapes in boxes, cannabis, and paraphernalia; cannabis is legal only
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