E-Cigarette Seizure in Taiping City, Vietnam

Jun.13.2023

E-Cigarette Seizure in Taiping City, Vietnam

Vietnamese police seize large amount of e-cigarettes without clear source in Ta Ninh province.

According to information provided by the Taining City Police Department in Taining Province, Vietnam on June 10th, a café on Pham Tung Street in District 3 was inspected and a large quantity of unidentified e-cigarettes were seized. The café is run by a 25-year-old woman named Vo Thi Tham.

Here, the police have discovered that Tham is operating an e-cigarette business, but cannot provide legitimate documentation to prove its source or legality.

The public security authorities in Taining City conducted an inspection and confiscated 502 e-cigarettes and 105 various types of e-liquids, including OX3, LYO3, AKSO, RINCOE, and PIKACHU, among others. The confiscated items have an estimated value of around 50 million Vietnamese dong (approximately 15,000 yuan).

During cooperation with the police, Tham stated that the e-cigarettes were purchased through professional e-cigarette sales groups on Facebook.

After purchasing and completing transactions, Tham sold e-cigarettes through their personal Facebook account for prices ranging from 50,000 to 500,000 Vietnamese dong (approximately 15-152 yuan) per unit. The main customers who purchased these e-cigarettes were students and teenagers aged between 18 and 25.

The police in Taining City have drafted relevant inspection records and temporarily confiscated related items. They will further perfect the case documents for lawful processing.

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