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Hejiang Police Crack Illegal Fruit-Flavored E-Cigarette Case Worth Over 10 Million Yuan

Key point: Since October 1, 2022, Article 26 of the E-Cigarette Administration Measures formulated by the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration has prohibited the sale of flavored e-cigarettes other than tobacco flavor and products that allow users to add

Starting from October 1, 2022, the"e-cigarettesArticle 26 of the Administrative Measures stipulates: Ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes other than tobacco flavors and e-cigarettes that can be self-added with aerosol.

However, driven by profits, some people still take the risk and illegally produce and sell fruit-flavored e-cigarettes.

In order to thoroughly implement the decisions and arrangements of the Provincial Public Security Department and the Municipal Public Security Bureau and comprehensively ensure good social security order during the Chengdu Universiade, Hejiang Public Security Bureau launched a heavy crackdown on people's livelihood crimes. On June 11, Hejiang Public Security Bureau cracked a case of illegal trading of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes. Arrested 6 suspects, seized 1 production line, seized 4 production machines,the cartridgeThere are 120,500 finished products, 642,000 electronic heating devices, a number of cigarette shells, packaging materials, etc., involving a total amount of more than 10 million yuan.



(Counterfeit trademark fruit-flavored e-cigarette seized by the police)

At the beginning of this year, the Hejiang County Tobacco Monopoly Bureau discovered during its work that an e-cigarette seller in Hejiang was using the Internet to sell fruit-flavored e-cigarettes. After discovering the situation, the Hejiang County Tobacco Monopoly Bureau transferred the clues to the County Public Security Bureau.

After five months of digging wires and nearly a month of cross-provincial tracking, Hejiang Public Security Bureau rushed to Nanjing, Jiangsu, Ruijin, Jiangxi and other places to collect and arrest the network. It finally cut off a multi-level underground illegal e-cigarette sales network involving Sichuan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi and other provinces and cities. It arrested six key members of the gang, including Xi Moumou and Gu Moumou, and destroyed one illegal e-cigarette manufacturing den, one warehouse, and two sales stores.# p#pagination title #e#






(Counterfeit trademark fruit-flavored e-cigarette seized by the police)

After interrogation, Xi Moumou, Gu Moumou and others confessed to the criminal facts of illegally producing such e-cigarettes despite the national ban on the sale of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes and selling them to all parts of the country through WeChat, telephone and other contact methods.

Currently, the case is under further investigation.

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