Russian Customs Seize 1,200 Untagged Tobacco Products in Omsk

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Mar.07.2024
Russian Customs Seize 1,200 Untagged Tobacco Products in Omsk
Russian customs officials seized 1,200 units of unlabeled tobacco products in Omsk, including e-cigarettes and hookah tobacco.

According to the Russian media outlet Omskinform, Russian customs officials seized 1,200 units of untaxed tobacco products in Omsk.

 

These cigarettes were discovered when customs officials and police implemented control measures on the circulation of goods in the domestic market. Among the tobacco products that were found, there were also e-cigarette products, hookah tobacco packaging, and chewing tobacco. An investigation is currently being conducted on Ermusk merchants.

 

The Omsk Customs added that over 30,000 unlabelled tobacco products were removed from circulation in 2023.

 

Starting from December 1, 2023, the country will prohibit the retail sale of nicotine products without labels, including liquids used for electronic nicotine delivery systems.

 

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