Thai police seized 559,000 e-cigarettes worth $2.83 million, including INFY and Escobar brands

Key points:

·Operation Size: A total of 559,000 e-cigarettes and accessories were seized, including various products such as disposable e-cigarettes and pods. 

·Case Value: The total confiscated items are estimated to be worth approximately 90 million Thai baht (about 2.83 million US dollars). 

·Law Enforcement Cooperation: The operation was conducted jointly by the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau and the Tax Bureau, who tracked suspicious vehicles to locate the warehouses. 

·Product Details: This includes 138,700 units of INFY brand disposable e-cigarettes, 40,800 units of Escobar brand disposable e-cigarettes, 374,000 units of INFY brand e-cigarette pods, and 6,350 units of INFY e-cigarettes. 

·Follow-up Actions: The suspects escaped, and authorities are currently continuing to investigate the owners and related parties to hold them accountable in accordance with the law.

In a joint operation on September 10th, 2025, police and excise officials have teamed up to track down and seize over 559,000 pieces of e-cigarettes and parts in Saraburi., according to a report by Nation Thailand on September 11th.

Pol Lt Gen Trairong Phiewphan, Director of the Cybercrime Investigation Bureau, explained that the bureau has been closely cooperating with officials from the tax department to track down the sources supplying illegal e-cigarettes to teenagers in Bangkok.

Terry Rong stated that police conducted a raid on the warehouse, but all the personnel inside, including the pickup truck driver, managed to escape. The police later notified the village chief, district chief, and local officials from the Weihandeng Police Station to inspect the warehouse, where illegal e-cigarette products were found, including:

A total of 138,680 units of disposable e-cigarettes under the INFY brand.

The brand Escobar has sold 40,800 units of disposable e-cigarettes.

374,000 INFY brand e-cigarette pods.

6,350 units of INFY e-cigarettes

Traisorn stated that the confiscated items are estimated to be worth 90 million Thai baht (approximately 2.83 million US dollars). He added that the police will continue to investigate the owners in order to take legal action against them.

According to the Thailand Customs Act of 2017, e-cigarettes are considered contraband and any actions involving the carrying, using, importing, exporting, or selling of e-cigarettes are illegal. Those caught carrying or using e-cigarettes may face a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison or a fine of 500,000 Thai baht, or both. For those involved in importing, exporting, or selling e-cigarettes, the maximum penalty is 10 years in prison or a fine of 1 million Thai baht, or both.