DA Raids Westmoreland Vape Shop — $100K in Illegal Vape Products Seized

A man faces deportation after police raided Youngwood Tobacco and Vape in Westmoreland County and seized what officials called “illegal products.”

Detectives from the Westmoreland County Detective Bureau and other agents executed a search warrant at the shop Wednesday. Authorities say they recovered more than $100,000 worth of items including Delta‑8, Delta‑10 and THC‑A. (THC‑A is legal in Pennsylvania only when the THC level is below 0.3%.)

Detective Tony Marcocci of the Westmoreland District Attorney’s Office said tips from family members and local school resource officers prompted an undercover operation. He alleged the store had been selling those products to minors, and investigators say detectives purchased items considered illegal in Pennsylvania during the sting.

A man who was working at the shop when the warrant was executed was found to have active immigration detainers and was wanted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement; the district attorney said he is expected to be deported.

The district attorney added that search warrants and seizures have taken place at about a dozen vape shops across Westmoreland County. She also said there have been five deportations in the past two weeks tied to illegal operations in the county, including at vape shops and at massage parlors soliciting prostitution.

Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli said law enforcement will continue to work with ICE as needed.

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