Ukrainian Border Guards Bust Illegal E-Cigarette Smuggling Ring

Oct.29.2024

Ukrainian border forces bust illegal e-cigarette smuggling ring, seizing over 27,000 products worth $36,000.

According to Bug.Org's report on October 28th, the Ukrainian border guards detained a criminal gang that was illegally transporting e-cigarettes across the border.

These smugglers bring goods into Warren State and Lviv State through border checkpoints, then sell disposable e-cigarettes and nicotine-containing e-liquid through a specially created Telegram channel. Orders are either shipped to the final consumers or delivered in person.

In Kyiv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions, law enforcement officers conducted searches on vehicles, warehouses, and the residences of suspects. In the end, they seized over 27,000 e-cigarettes, e-cigarette liquid, and vaping devices, with a total value exceeding 15 million hryvnias (or $36,000).

References:

[1] Волинські прикордонники викрили незаконну схему продажу електронних сигарет на 15 мільйонів гривень

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[2] Polish Citizen Caught Smuggling $3.5 Million Worth of E-cigarette Liquid

[3] Illegal Distribution of Taxable Products Uncovered in Odessa Region

[4] Crime ring busted for selling counterfeit e-cigarettes in Ukraine

[5] Ukrainian Customs Official Investigated for Alleged E-Cigarette Smuggling

[6] Ukraine Border Patrol Seizes Millions Worth of Illegal Tobacco

[7] Large-scale illegal production of e-cigarette-liquid discovered in Ukraine.

[8] Ukraine Implements Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products Enforcement

[9] Ukraine Uncovers Smuggling of $220,000 Worth of Multibrand E-Cigarettes from EU

[10] JTI Ukraine to Inject $60 Million Investment in Economy

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