The Eagle Force and Madhapur police arrested four persons after raiding two outlets allegedly involved in selling banned vapes and foreign cigarettes. Police seized 92 vapes, 15 cigarette packets and two scanners and registered cases under multiple laws
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.
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 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
