"e-cigarettes"

The Telangana EAGLE Force has arrested two 21‑year‑old men for allegedly supplying banned e‑cigarettes to minors in Hyderabad. Acting on a complaint received via X, officials traced the source and seized 13 devices, exposing an online procurement and distribution network targeting teenagers.

Three persons were arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly selling e-cigarettes and banned foreign cigarettes. Task Force and Banjara Hills police seized 53 vapes, 10 liquids and 76 boxes of cigarettes worth Rs 2 lakh from a Srinagar Colony shop.

The DRI said the smuggled gold was later received by a cleaning staff member employed at a food outlet within the airport premises.

The Task Force (West) team in Hyderabad busted an interstate gang smuggling e-cigarettes and foreign cigarettes from Dubai. Six people were arrested and contraband worth Rs 25 lakh, including 6,800 cigarette packs and 360 e-cigarettes, was seized

The Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force (south east) caught three men for allegedly selling e-cigarettes in the city. Police seized 190 e-cigarettes, motorcycles, phones, and cash. The accused were handed over to Abids Police Station for further action

A man was arrested in Saifabad, Hyderabad, for illegally selling banned e-cigarettes. Task Force officials seized 670 vapes worth Rs. 21 lakh from a flat. The accused allegedly sourced them from Delhi and sold them to students and youth.

Recent investigations have revealed that agents involved in illegal sale of intoxicating vapes and banned e-cigarettes were mostly leveraging digital platforms like WhatsApp, digital payment systems and mobility services building up a robust network to distribute them.

Nandita’s endorsement will be important in combating children and youth vaping. Her influence will amplify Mothers Against Vaping’s efforts, highlighting the urgency of addressing this health crisis and implementing protective measures against the use of new-age tobacco devices.

The clarification was sent to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MCA) last month, official sources said, adding it will strengthen the enforcement of the ban.

The study highlights a need for strategies to tackle the increasing prevalence of e-cigarette use and its adverse health effects.

The experts came up with 10 suggestions for educators and parents to prevent the use of e-cigarettes among children

The government will soon unveil its new plan to combat smoking, which she said is the cause of 75,000 deaths a year in the country, said Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne

A pan shop owner named Shaik Aslam has been selling banned E- cigarettes and hookah flavours to the students.

Ninety-six per cent of students in the age group of 14-17 years who took part in a survey do not know that vapes and similar electronic devices are banned in India.

The field investigators, who undertook the rapid survey in Hyderabad, observed that E-cigarettes were sold without age verification and even available online

While most experts agree that using a vape is still less harmful than smoking tobacco, the latest study proves that it is more dangerous than expected.

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force (South) caught three persons who were selling banned e-cigarettes and seized material worth Rs.15 lakh at Punjagutta. Based on a tip-off, the team caught one person, a resident of Jeedimetla, at Punjagutta when he had come to hand over a consignment to a few persons on Wednesday night. The […]

Hyderabad: Customs officials at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here apprehended 14 passengers who arrived from Sharjah and Dubai and seized cigarettes and e-cigarettes estimated to be valued at Rs 50 lakh, during the last one week. In the latest incident, six passengers were held while trying to smuggle cigarettes and e-cigarettes from Sharjah. Customs officials […]

Hyderabad: Customs officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad seized foreign cigarettes and e-cigarettes from five passengers who arrived in two flights from Dubai and Sharjah on Tuesday. The estimated worth of the seized cigarettes was around Rs 25 lakh. Further investigation is in progress.

Hyderabad: The Commissioner’s Task Force (south) team caught a resident of Rasoolpura who was illegally selling e-cigarettes and seized property worth Rs. 2.5 lakh from him. Acting on a tip off, the team caught Chinmal Katari (22) who was selling the banned items to youngsters through social media platform Instagram. He was procuring the e-cigarettes […]