Hanoi Cracks Down on Vape Smuggling, Seizes 500 Illegal Items

Nov.18.2024
Hanoi Cracks Down on Vape Smuggling, Seizes 500 Illegal Items
Hanoi authorities intensify enforcement, seizing a large number of illegal vape products and temporarily detaining over 500 smuggled items.

The Market Management Department in Hanoi, Vietnam, recently reported uncovering multiple cases of suspected smuggling involving vapes and heated tobacco products, according to B News.

 

The second team of the Market Management Department inspected a merchant. During the inspection, the authorities temporarily confiscated 80 items, including 50 disposable vape devices and 30 bottles of vape liquid. These products were found to lack invoices and certificates, and were deemed to be smuggled goods.

 

On the same day, authorities discovered another merchant selling 70 illegal items, including 50 disposable vape devices and 20 bottles of vape liquid. The inspection team has temporarily confiscated all the prohibited items for proper legal action to be taken.

 

Following this, authorities temporarily seized a total of 420 foreign-produced, unregistered disposable vapes and e-liquid products during increased inspections of vapes and heated tobacco products.

 

Currently, these cases are under investigation and verification to be handled according to the law.

 

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