Patong – Officers arrested a foreigner and six Thai vendors after they were found selling Baraku, illegal cigarettes and e-cigarettes on Bangla Road in Patong.

Phuket Administrative Officers told the Phuket Express that on Wednesday night (January 17th), they arrested a total of seven suspects. Six of them were Thai vendors who were found selling e-cigarettes and illegal cigarettes (unpaid tax) on the Bangla Road.

 

One of them is a foreign shop manager. Seized from him at a shop were many items of Baraku.

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Full story: THE PHUKET EXPRESS 2024-01-19

 

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30 minutes ago, webfact said:

they arrested a total of seven suspects

In Thailand, it's who you know, then what you know.

They didn't have the right connections....

 

 

Thailands cigarette monopoly wins again. 

Wtf is a baraku?

Obama?

Mortal Kombat?

38 minutes ago, sikishrory said:

Wtf is a baraku?

Obama?

Mortal Kombat?

Seesha

I feel so much safer now, and can continue smoking cigarettes, which must be Soooo much better than vaping. E-cigarettes should be available for older persons on prescription IMO. 

5 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

I feel so much safer now, and can continue smoking cigarettes, which must be Soooo much better than vaping. E-cigarettes should be available for older persons on prescription IMO. 

E cigarettes are also harmful and can cause many problems.

 

https://www.who.int/news/item/05-02-2020-e-cigarettes-are-harmful-to-health

Just now, Tropicalevo said:

E cigarettes are also harmful and can cause many problems.

 

https://www.who.int/news/item/05-02-2020-e-cigarettes-are-harmful-to-health

Oh come on not nearly as harmful as normal cigs. or tobacco. I understand younger people should not be allowed them but they could help older people wean themselves off.

Would these be the e-cigarettes openly on sale on Sukhumvit, which are openly used by countless Thais women at Bangkok night clubs?

Well, hopefully the "official" sellers of e-cigs and duty-free contraband on Bangla will continue as they have been for many years - I would imagine that these interlopers were shopped by the usual concerned citizens?