The Alameda County District Attorney's Office has filed a lawsuit against a Livermore-based business for allegedly selling illegal flavored tobacco and synthetic cannabis products to people under the age of 21.
The DA's office has obtained a temporary restraining order against Apollo Future Technology, which does business as Apollo E-cigs, following a multi-agency investigation that also included the Livermore Police Department, California's Department of Public Health, and California's Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
The court's order, issued after briefing and legal argument, bars Apollo Future Technology from selling flavored tobacco products or synthetic cannabis products locally and online pending the resolution of a preliminary injunction hearing, which is set for next Thursday (Sept. 21), according to a statement from the DA's office.
"The allegations set forth in our public complaint are that the defendants, which are collectively under the name of Apollo Future Technology Corporation and a number of related corporate entities, they used a warehouse in Livermore as their base of operations to sell banned flavored tobacco products, predominantly vapes, and vape juice, to individuals under the age of 21," DA Pamela Price said during a press conference held in Livermore on September 6.
"The issue of minors vaping and being essentially enticed by flavored tobacco products is a very sensitive one in this community," Price said, adding that her office was more than happy to participate in the investigation in an effort to shut down the illegal activity.
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