Thai "cyber cops" seize 80 million baht's worth of e-cigarettes/vaping fluid imported by Thai/Malaysia gang

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Picture: Thai Rath

 

Deputy commander of the RTP and chief of Thailand's tech police or cyber cops, Gen Torsak Sukhwimon announced the seizure of a large quantity of e-cigarettes and vaping fluid.

 

The importation of such items is illegal and can attract jail sentences of many years.

 

Four searches were made at the Nong Khae sorting office in Saraburi province, central Thailand, a house in Nong Khae, the Ayutthaya sorting office and Laksi post office.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

In total 253,000 vials of vaping fluid were seized along with 4,000 smoking devices.

 

Torsak said that information about a consignment arriving in Thailand had been received by the Office of the Consumer Protection Board reported Thai Rath.

 

The gang were sending the packages in the mail made to look like other products.

 

The fluid and devices were to be sold online via a Facebook page called "thisissaltsofficia" and a website with a similar name and an instagram account.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The seized items were imported into Thailand from Malaysia and went via Tak Bai district in Naraitwas to Nong Khae.

 

A man who came to pick up the items in Saraburi in a Mitsubishi pick-up was arrested.

 

He was named as Santi Thanormsap, 23. He was caught in possession of 13.5 million baht's worth of items. 

 

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[outsider]

Just legalise it and earn some tax revenue. If you want to ban this, you might as well ban cigarettes. Oh you can't, I see. Big Tobacco already have you lot in their pockets. Ok, go on then. Woof woof.

[madmitch]

Is Thailand the only country in the world where marijuana is legal and vape is illegal?

[Kevin Taylor]

Anyone know the official reason vaping is illegal here ?

[Neilly]

3 hours ago, Kevin Taylor said:

Anyone know the official reason vaping is illegal here ?

Tobacco Authority of Thailand (Thailand Tobacco Monopoly)

 

Electronic cigarettes

Electronic cigarettes have been outlawed in Thailand since 2014. In mid-2019, the prime minister reaffirmed his pledge to keep e-cigarettes banned. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said that, "...the government cannot simply consider the economic impact...E-cigarettes will impact people's health and place an extra burden on the country's health-care budget". He went on to say that the Public Health Ministry should work harder to educate the public on the health effects of vaping, while officials should crack down further on the illegal sale of e-cigarettes.

 

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_Authority_of_Thailand

[bbi1]

Yet there are tons of sellers on the streets everywhere selling E-cigs and lots of people smoking them openly everywhere outside and in the clubs here

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, madmitch said:

Is Thailand the only country in the world where marijuana is legal and vape is illegal?

Seems kinda backwards doesn't it.