According to a report from Audacy on October 17, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on that day that over 1200 pounds of illegal e-cigarette products have been seized and are currently being prepared for transport out of New York City for destruction. The products to be destroyed include several well-known e-cigarette brands such as YOOZ and AIR BAR.
The seized products by the task force contain batteries and other hazardous materials that require safe handling. The products will be sent to ENP Environmental, a long-term DNA evidence destruction supplier for the New York Police Department (NYPD), located in Ohio, for processing.
As of now, the City of New York has seized illegal goods worth over 80 million US dollars (61.44 million pounds) in this operation, which are taking up too much space in the NYPD evidence warehouse. In August of this year, the task force destroyed over four tons of illegal marijuana products, as part of the standard procedure for disposing of illegal items by the NYPD.
On October 16th, Mayor Adams announced on his social media platform X that a total of 1200 pounds of illegal e-cigarettes have been seized. He stated, "These dangerous, unregulated, and untaxed products are just a small portion of what has been confiscated as part of the 'Operation Lockdown' initiative." He added that the crackdown on these illicit products is still ongoing.
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