Woman Arrested in Rayong for Selling E-Cigarettes via Facebook Following Tip-Off

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A 40-year-old woman has been arrested in Rayong for illegally selling electronic cigarettes online, after a tip-off was submitted via the government’s app. The arrest was announced during a press briefing at the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) headquarters in Muang Thong Thani by Police Lieutenant General Trirong Phiwphan, Commissioner of the TCSD.

Officers from the Division 2 of the TCSD initiated an undercover purchase of e-cigarette products through the suspect’s Facebook page. Upon receiving the ordered items, police traced the delivery route and origin of the shipment, leading them to a residence on Wat Map Ta Phut Road in the Map Ta Phut subdistrict of Rayong’s Muang district.

At the property, officers found Ms. Teeraporn along with a large quantity of illegal vaping products and related items, including:

• 164 disposable e-cigarette devices

• 3 reusable e-cigarette kits

• 30 e-liquid pods

• 72 bottles of vape refill liquid

• Packaging materials and communication devices used in the operation

• A tablet logged into a Facebook account named “E-cigarettes Map Ta Phut Huai Pong Rayong (Full Accessories)”

Ms. Teeraporn confessed to owning the products and admitted to switching from a physical storefront to online sales to evade law enforcement following the government’s crackdown on vape-related goods. She had reportedly been selling online for about three months, earning an average of 50,000 baht per month.

The authorities have charged her with violating a 2024 order issued by the Committee on the Safety of Goods and Services, which bans the production, sale, and service of shisha (baraku), electronic shisha, e-cigarettes and related refills. She also faces charges related to the unlawful possession and distribution of goods that have not passed customs clearance.

The suspect and the seized items have been handed over to investigators for further legal proceedings.

  Adapted by Asean Now from Matichon 2025-06-13