Verdict delivered in the nation’s first illegal e-cigarette operation case

FLOW-wrap: break-word !important"> Starting from October 1, 2022, domestice-cigarette industryThe production, wholesale and retail links are fully compliant. Especially in March this year, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration organized and carried out regulationse-cigarette marketSince the special inspection of order, various localities have begun to further increase their efforts to crack down on related illegal activities from the entire chain. Compliance practitioners have said that the industry has entered a new era of orderly and healthy development.

However, under the guidance of interests, there are still many speculators who have a chance to illegally operate non-national standardse-cigarettes, has caused great harm to market order, consumer rights, and even the physical and mental health of minors, and the industry urgently needs to sound the alarm.

Now the alarm has sounded. According to Gewu Consumption, on April 19, the Longgang District People's Court issued a judgment on the "12.06" and "Milk Tea Cup" non-national standard e-cigarette case of the Longgang District Bureau in accordance with the law. The party involved Luo was sentenced to one year and six months in prison, suspended for one year and six months, and fined 20,000 yuan. This case is the first time in the country that a non-national standard e-cigarette case has been sentenced to illegal business operations.

It is understood that the Longgang District Bureau has made careful arrangements for this case. In November 2022, law enforcement officers from the district bureau received clues that Luo and others used WeChat and other online channels to sell non-national standard e-cigarettes such as "milk tea cups". After investigation, the District Bureau, in conjunction with the public security organs in the jurisdiction, conducted a unified operation on December 6 and seized a total of 3370 non-national standards of disposable e-cigarettes of 3 varieties, including KRRP, Mini Milk Tea Cup, and FAIRY.e-cigarette products, three suspects were arrested on the scene, with a case value of 353,800 yuan.

Regarding this key case, the Monopoly Department of the State Administration attaches great importance to it, made careful analysis and research on this, solidly promoted case handling, and used this case as a starting point to solve difficult issues such as identification and inspection, price determination, conviction and sentencing in the execution connection of e-cigarette cases, forming a good basis for the investigation and handling of e-cigarette cases across the country. Demonstration requirements.

Especially during the case handling period, the leaders in charge of the municipal bureau personally studied and participated in it, and held discussions with the procuratorate several times; The Monopoly Office of the Municipal Bureau actively communicates and coordinates with the National Bureau and the Guangdong Province Quality Supervision Station to implement work related to the inspection of e-cigarette products involved in the case;

In order to conduct in-depth research and discussion on key and difficult issues, district bureau leaders led a team to negotiate and coordinate with the public security, price, municipal supervision and other departments at the urban levels many times to lay a solid foundation for the smooth judgment of the case. In the end, the party involved Luo confessed to the criminal act in court and expressed his willingness to accept legal sanctions on the spot.# p#pagination title #e#

At this point, although the country's first illegal e-cigarette business case has come to an end, the alarm must be sounded long. It must be pointed out that as the supervision of e-cigarettes continues to strengthen, new illegal e-cigarette products such as" milk tea cups "and" coke cans "have emerged, and their diverse shapes and strong concealment are used to attempt to evade supervision, which not only violates The national e-cigarette management laws and regulations are more likely to cause serious harm to the physical and mental health of minors.

Therefore, cracking down on the" milk tea cup "e-cigarette case is a concrete manifestation of the tobacco industry's fulfillment of its social responsibilities, which fully demonstrates the strong determination of the tobacco monopoly department to safeguard national interests and consumer interests and ensure the healthy growth of minors.

Looking back at the" 12.6 "e-cigarette case, as the first case in the country to be filed for the crime of illegal business operation and sentenced to a real sentence for selling non-national-standard e-cigarettes such as" milk tea cups ", it is a true connection in the execution of e-cigarette cases. Important breakthroughs have been made, which has effectively deterred illegal criminals, enabled the tobacco administrative department to seize the initiative to crack down on, and has good demonstration and reference significance for cracking down on illegal and criminal activities involving e-cigarettes.

Worth it Note that as the first time in the country that a non-national standard e-cigarette case has been sentenced to illegal business operations, this case will surely become an important milestone in the history of the development of the tobacco system.。With rich practical experience and numerous results, the Longgang District Branch has become a benchmark for the national tobacco system to learn from e-cigarette supervision, anti-counterfeiting and other related work.

Finally, Gewu Consumption once again advocates practitioners in all industries to put an end to luck and adhere to legal and compliant operations. It is the obligation of every citizen to fulfill our social responsibilities as practitioners.