Key points:
1. Thai authorities have intercepted over 200,000 illegal e-cigarette products, with an estimated value of around $1.2 million.
2. The seized goods include 23,000 disposable e-cigarettes, 6,000 bottles of e-cigarette liquid, and 170,000 pre-filled e-cigarette pods.
According to a report from Pattayamail on March 10, Thai authorities seized over 201,400 smuggled e-cigarette products worth approximately 40 million Thai baht (1.2 million USD) at the Lamchabang Port in Chonburi Province.
The confiscated items include 23,400 disposable e-cigarettes, 6,000 bottles of e-cigarette liquid, and 172,000 prefilled e-cigarette pods.
These items are in violation of several laws, including the Customs Law, and are related to the import and transit ban on e-cigarettes.
According to a directive from the Thailand Ministry of Commerce in 2014, e-cigarettes and hookahs are still illegal in Thailand, prohibiting their import, distribution, and transit.
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