Key points:
1. The Thai government and police are speeding up efforts to crack down on the illegal use and trading of e-cigarettes.
2. In the past 7 days, the police have successfully cracked down on a total of 666 e-cigarette related cases, arresting 690 individuals. The total value of the cases exceeded 41.91 million Thai Baht (1.24 million US dollars).
Prachuap Wongsuk, deputy chief of the Royal Thai Police, said a weeklong crackdown on e-cigarettes from February 26th to March 4th, 2025, led to multiple seizures, Dailynews reported.
In the past 7 days, the police have cracked a total of 666 cases related to e-cigarettes, arrested 690 suspects, and seized approximately 450,000 items related to e-cigarettes, with a total value of 41.91 million Thai baht (1.24 million US dollars).
Two major cases involved three suspects, with approximately 410,000 items seized worth 34.2 million baht ($1.02 million); 645 minor cases resulted in the control of 669 suspects, with approximately 40,000 items seized worth 7.21 million baht ($210,000).
There were also seven cases near schools that led to the arrest of six suspects, with 1,359 items seized, worth 300,000 baht ($9,000); and 12 cases around tourist spots resulted in the control of 12 suspects, with 752 items seized worth 190,000 baht ($5,700).
On February 27th, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thai Prime Minister, instructed cabinet departments to curb the harm of e-cigarettes to children and teenagers, and requested an evaluation of the effectiveness within 30 days in order to report on the long-term plans and progress of the measures.
Related reading: Thai Prime Minister's Urgent Directive: Requests Foreign Minister to Submit e-cigarette Regulation Report Within 15 Days.
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