Two arrested in Chennai for selling illegal e-cigarettes

Aug.19.2024

Two men arrested in Chennai for selling 476 ELFBAR e-cigarettes; sourced from Southeast Asia, sold locally. Police crackdown continues.

According to a report by Dtnext on August 19th, the Chennai police in India arrested two individuals selling e-cigarettes at a store in the RK Nagar area and seized 476 e-cigarettes. The seized e-cigarettes were of the brand "ELFBAR".

The police received information that a store on the Erukkanchery highway was selling e-cigarettes, and immediately proceeded to the location to conduct a search.

The police discovered a large stock of banned e-cigarettes during a search, leading to the arrest of shop owners Mohammed Jafrullah and Abu Tahir, both from Mannadi.

The investigation reveals that their e-cigarettes come from Southeast Asian countries and are then sold locally.

As of now, the two individuals have been brought before a judge and are being held in custody pending trial.

In March of this year, North Beach police arrested six individuals selling e-cigarettes at the Myanmar Market and seized over 1300 e-cigarettes.

References:

[1] 476 e-cigarettes seized from store in RK Nagar, 2 owners arrested

Also Read:

[1] Illegal Import of E-Cigarettes by Chinese Companies in India

[2] Recent arrests in India for illegal e-cigarette supply operation

[3] Rising Trend of Illicit e-Cigarette Trade in India

[4] India Cracks down on E-cigarette Sales to Curb Teen Addiction

[5] Indian Tax Authorities Arrest Man for Smuggling Banned E-cigarettes

[6] The Warning Against Misleading Promotion of E-cigarettes to Adolescents

[7] Illegal E-cigarette Bust Involving ELFBAR, IGET in Surat City by Police Squad

#Law enforcement #Asia #India #Disposable e-cigarettes

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