According to Informburo's report on January 14th, a man in Astana, Kazakhstan was sentenced to restricted freedom for selling e-cigarette liquid worth 64 million tenge (12,000 USD).
According to the case materials, this man set up a factory producing e-liquid containing nicotine and sold his products in several stores, with total sales exceeding 64 million congolese francs (approximately 120,000 US dollars).
Due to illegal operations, this man has been sentenced to one year of restricted freedom and is required to complete 100 hours of mandatory labor throughout the entire sentence.
Previously, the President of Kazakhstan signed a law banning the sale of e-cigarettes, with importing and selling e-cigarettes now falling under criminal liability. Selling e-cigarettes could lead to a maximum of 50 days' imprisonment; importing and distributing could result in up to two years' imprisonment; and engaging in such crimes on a large scale or repeatedly could lead to a maximum of five years' imprisonment. (Related reading: Kazakhstan President signs law: Comprehensive ban on e-cigarettes)
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