Vietnamese Authorities Seize Illegal E-Cigarettes Worth 700 Billion VND
According to a report from Vietnamese news media xahoi.congly on October 9th, the enforcement authorities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, discovered during a surprise inspection that a company's warehouse was found to be housing a large quantity of illegally distributed e-cigarettes and e-cigarette liquids, amounting to a total value of 7 billion Vietnamese Dong (approximately 20.9 million Chinese Yuan).
Earlier, the law enforcement authorities in Ho Chi Minh City conducted a surprise inspection of a warehouse belonging to a company named HAPIAN. The inspection yielded over 600 cardboard boxes containing e-liquid and other health products, including 2,600 e-cigarette devices. The following day, the authorities continued their search in another warehouse and office belonging to the same company, confiscating an additional 5,800 cardboard boxes containing e-cigarettes and e-liquid. The preliminary estimation suggests that the total value of these items exceeds 7 billion Vietnamese dongs.
The suspect has admitted to importing these goods from various locations and then selling them with counterfeit labels. Currently, authorities are conducting an investigation into the case.
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