Russian Customs Seize 160,000 Illicit Chinese E-Cigarettes

Feb.07.2023

Russian Customs Seize 160,000 Illicit Chinese E-Cigarettes

16k illegal e-cigarettes worth RUB 38 million seized by Russian customs from China.

Recently, the Belgorod Customs in Russia seized 160,000 counterfeit electronic cigarettes smuggled from China, valued at 38 million rubles (approximately 3.63 million yuan).

Oleg Lapin, deputy head of the customs office in Belgorod, stated that the electronic cigarettes confiscated contained more than 20 milligrams per milliliter of nicotine, which is a violation of tobacco laws and deemed illegal.

Currently, the seized items have been transferred to the regional land management bureaus of the federal state property management agencies in Kaluga, Bryansk, and Smolensk regions.

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