OCPB seizes e-cigarettes illegally sold online

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - A special task force of the Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) has announced the prosecution of an illegal online seller of e-cigarettes, and the seizing of millions of baht’s worth of property related to the case.

 

A Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office Tewan Liptapallop has appeared with a special task force from the OCPB to announce the confiscation of 10 million baht’s worth of e-cigarettes and e-cigarette liquid, after an investigation into online sales of these items, in live online broadcasts.

 

The OCPB and police officers have arrested the suspects involved, and seized some 1,000 e-cigarettes of various shapes and sizes, some of which are smaller than a match box, posing concerns that young users may not even be aware some of the items are e-cigarettes, which are illegal in Thailand. Parents are advised to take good care of their children, preventing them for being in possession of any harmful or illegal items.

 

The PMO Minister said e-cigarettes are still being smuggled into Thailand along border areas, especially on the Thailand-Malaysia border. Related agencies are now ordered to be on high alert to prevent smuggling.

 

According to the OCPB’s Directive No. 9/2558, the sale or provision of a hookah, electronic hookah, e-cigarettes, and e-cigarette liquids are punishable by up to three years imprisonment, fines reaching 600,000 baht, or both.

 

The suspected sale of e-cigarettes can be reported to the OCPB Hotline 1166.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2019-08-31

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Obviously the sellers arrested were not farang as that would have been the headline.

They’ve closed down a few Thai-ran vaporizer operations recently. It cuts into the profits from the government-owned tobacco company. 

Have noticed 3-4 huge Facebook stores close down over night , they sure are hunting down all the criminals who dare to harm stare owned tobacco monopoly 

Here's the directive: http://www.ocpb.go.th/download/pdf/9_2558.pdf . Finally they bother to mention it.

One of the first things I did when I moved back to the UK was go to a Vape shop as I wanted to try the CBD cannabis. Its really good and helps with stress etc and helps with pain relief. the tobacco industry is trying so hard to alarm people even scraping the bottom of the barrel with headlines of "The first fatality from vaping" but when you read it there are lots of could and might have. He died from a lung infection. Bottom line is its not 100% safe but over 90% safer than cigarettes and far less damaging than alcohol. 

There is a good documentary that goes into Vaping
https://abillionlives.com/