In successful Melrose undercover test, teens not sold cigarettes

Ruth Clay, director of the Melrose Health Department, announced that an undercover tobacco compliance check was recently performed on July 27, under the oversight of Kara Showers, Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition coordinator for the Melrose Health Department.

Two 16-year-old girls, working with the Coalition, attempted to purchase cigarettes from all businesses in Melrose selling tobacco products.

According to Clay, none of the businesses sold cigarettes to the teens.

This is an improvement from a previous compliance check held by the Coalition earlier this year in March, when one business sold cigarettes to a minor.