Case value exceeds RMB 30 million: Jiangjin police crack major illegal new vaping product manufactur

Recently, the Public Security Bureau of Jiangjin District of Chongqing City and the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau successfully cracked an illegal production and sale of a new typee-cigarettesThe number of people involved in the case reached 75 and the amount involved was initially found to be more than 30 million yuan... It is reported that this is the first typical case in Southwest China to eliminate the criminal network integrating industry, supply and marketing and illegal production of e-cigarettes. On March 23, the suspect in the case was arrested by Jiangjin police in accordance with the law.

In January this year, the Jiangjin District Public Security Bureau found during work that Jiangjin resident Tian was selling non-national standard fruity e-cigarettes and related products such as "milk tea cups" on social platforms such as WeChat without obtaining an e-cigarette retail business license. Such e-cigarettes not onlysmoke oilThe ingredients are complex, the product quality is worrying, the safety hazards are prominent, and the packaging design is extremely concealed and deceptive. The appearance is similar to children's toys, trendy drinks or cool foods. It is highly inductive to minors who are not yet mature and seriously endanger them. Minors grow up healthily.

▲ Semi-finished smoking equipment

The Jiangjin District Public Security Bureau attached great importance to it, quickly organized a capable police force, and established a special task force to tackle the problem. Under the guidance of the Chongqing City Public Security Bureau and other police officers, the special case team conducted careful investigation and in-depth analysis, and accurately grasped detailed information such as the specific location of the illegal production factory and the composition of the factory personnel.

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▲ Illegal production and sale of factory workshops

On February 13, the task force concluded that the time was ripe and decided to carry out the arrest. Jiangjin District Public Security Bureau's environmental protection anti-counterfeiting, criminal investigation, Jijiang Police Station and other departments collaborated with the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau. Together with the Municipal Public Security Bureau's anti-counterfeiting team and other police officers, they rushed to Dongguan, Guangdong to carry out a comprehensive network closure. After two days of concentrated arrest, the criminal gang led by Zhu that illegally produced and sold new e-cigarettes was successfully eliminated. More than 7000 e-cigarette rods were seized on the scene. The finished products were finished.the cartridgeMore than 20,000 units and more than 30 units of e-cigarette-related production equipment have effectively cracked down on illegal and criminal activities involving tobacco, effectively maintained order in the tobacco market, and purified the tobacco market environment.

▲ Internal parts of electronic cigarette rod

After interrogation, the criminal suspect Zhu and others took risks in order to make huge profits. Without obtaining an e-cigarette production and operation license, they rented a large factory building and hired more than 60 workers to produce non-national standard fruit-flavored cigarette bombs and "milk tea cups","Tiger Cup" and other new e-cigarettes and traditional e-cigarette equipment and cigarette bombs. They were also wholesale sold to the outside world. The sales network penetrated the tobacco markets in many places across the country, seriously affecting the order of the tobacco market. nbsp;#p#Pagination Title #e#

▲ The suspect identified the criminal suspect Zhu and others at the scene and confessed to the criminal acts committed by him. The case is currently being further processed.

Police reminded:

At present, e-cigarettes are transformed into "sugar-coated bullets" such as "milk tea cups" and "tiger cups", which are very tempting to minors and are not conducive to the healthy growth of young people. If residents discover the illegal sale of e-cigarettes, they can call the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration's telephone number "12313" to accept national tobacco monopoly product market supervision reports, or they can call 110 to report directly to the public security organs.

Jiangjin police will continue to strengthen coordination and cooperation with the tobacco department to crack down on tobacco-related crimes and maintain market economic order and strive to create a good law and good governance business environment in our district.