Key points
- Authorities in Russia’s Moscow region shut down an illegal vape-liquid manufacturing operation.
- Four production lines were discovered during 20 searches across homes, warehouses and offices.
- About 600,000 items described as “reusable steam generators” plus containers and mixing components were seized.
- Cash of more than 2 million rubles (≈$26,000 ) and about $400,000 was confiscated.
- Seized products were valued at roughly 1 billion rubles (≈$13 million); the site allegedly operated 24/7 and produced up to 75,000 units per shift.
2Firsts, Feb 10, 2026
According to Russia’s Interior Ministry, law enforcement in the Moscow region has dismantled an illegal workshop producing vape liquids. Interior Ministry spokesperson Irina Volk said on the Max messaging platform that police carried out 20 searches across suspects’ residences as well as related warehouse and office locations in the Moscow area.
During the raids, officers found four production lines and seized roughly 600,000 items described in the statement as “reusable steam generators,” along with packaging, containers and various components used to prepare vape liquids. Authorities also confiscated more than 2 million rubles in cash (about $26,000 at 1 RUB = $0.013) and approximately $400,000.
Volk said the total value of the seized products was estimated at around 1 billion rubles (about $13 million). She added that the workshop allegedly operated around the clock, producing up to 75,000 units per shift, with finished goods shipped to other regions or moved to warehouses.
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