Bangkok, “Minister Puangpetch” went to the area together with “Commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau” to break down places selling e-cigarettes. Near educational institutions, 15 points, worth 3 million baht, indicating that sellers will be arrested because e-cigarettes contain nicotine. It destroys children’s brains. “Big Jo” says he is preparing to expand the results. Catch the big culprit Revealed to have information
Mrs. Puangpetch Chunlaid, Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office along with Police Major General Teeradej Thammasuthee, Investigation Commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau and Mr. Thasorn At Thasitthiphan, Secretary-General of the Consumer Protection Board. Opened an operation to destroy Vape Operation (electronic cigarettes) at 15 points, divided into 14 points of sales near educational institutions and 1 point of a smuggling warehouse. Currently, 7 points have been searched. 8 points are in the process of being searched. 7 dealers, 8 people total. More than 6,000 item
s were seized, which if including the seizure of e-cigarettes in all 15 locations, there would be a total of 3 million baht worth of seized items.
By one of the points at Nang Phuang Phet Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office together with the Metropolitan Police Bureau in raiding and arresting It is a market area in the area of ??Ramkhamhaeng University 2, found openly for sale. There is a Thai female employee in front of the store. and gave a statement to the police that I have been a salesperson for 2 months and do not know who the owner is. The store is open from 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. and has daily sales of 7,000 – 10,000 baht, which customers can pay via cash and transfer money through accounts. The police have inquired whether or not it has been sold to children and youth. The employee denied that it was sold to children. This caused the police to bring evidence from CCTV cameras to reveal in front of them that it was actually being sold to children and youth. We found that this arrest invo
lved only children as young as 7 years old.
The next point, Metropolitan Police detectives searched an apartment in Soi Vibhavadi 16 where they found e-cigarettes along with confiscated items such as replaceable head e-cigarettes. e-cigarette liquid Disposable electronic cigarettes, electronic cigarette gadgets with various cartoon characters, etc., were found among foreign employees. His duty was to pack and deliver products. He testified that he came to work for about 3 months and received a salary of 13,000 baht. He was initially hired to sell dolls. But when the actual work started Found that they were selling electronic cigarettes. The officers will detain the said employee and further expand the results of the arrest.
After the arrest and search The Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office held a joint press conference with Investigation Commander, Metropolitan Police Bureau
Mrs. Puangpetch said that because the Prime Minister had urged strict searches. and arrest illegal sales of electronic
cigarettes Therefore, I discussed with Police General Torsak Sukwimon, Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police Request additional police force Which has assigned Police Major General Teeradej Thammasuthee to be the investigation force until it is known that in Bangkok And in the surrounding area, there are many places that sell e-cigarettes near educational institutions. and from visiting the area Today I found evidence. Electronic cigarettes have modified accessories. To motivate children and youth to turn to smoking even more. After this, there will be an investigation to find the main cause. Ready to confirm that E-cigarettes are illegal. And today it is still time to allow it to be a legal product. E-cigarettes contain a lot of nicotine that affects the brain. If youth and children Smoking it will cause brain damage. Because youth and children are an important force for the nation.
‘Today e-cigarettes are still illegal. Both positive and negative, today we have to sit and talk about which one is more effec
tive, which will take time, but today e-cigarettes are still illegal. Everyone must detect them. Everyone has a duty not to neglect them. Must ask for cooperation from the police in the area. and related agencies integrate together to help the nation’s youth Including parents if they see their children buying things into the house. Provide clues to the sales location. In order for the police to expand further, the girls went to the source and most found that e-cigarettes were smuggled from neighboring countries,’ said the Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office.
Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office Also talking about blocking illegal sellers of electronic cigarettes through online channels, he said that today the Secretary of the Office of the Consumer Protection Board invited representatives of two major online product sales websites to come and talk in order to inspect the product distributors. Including those illegally selling on Facebook and TikTok channels, they have coordinated wit
h the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) to take action to shut down more than 1,000 of those websites.
Police Major General Theeradej said that the Metropolitan Police Detective Team had been planning the arrest for more than two weeks based on information received. and led to today’s arrest. Initially, 7 locations were searched and nearly 6,000 electronic cigarette items were found. It is a joint operation to keep youth safe.
‘A reminder to parents to check that what their children are hanging on to is not a doll but an electronic cigarette. This is something that is intoxicating and addictive,’ Police Major General Theeradej
said.
The part that society still questions. The arrest still cannot be traced to the main culprit. Police Major General Theeradej Today we have many traces of evidence. But we must not forget that prevention and suppression We can’t do it alone. It takes cooperation from many sectors to make it go away. The investigative team is responsible for taking care of the Bangko
k and surrounding area. Work from now on must be thorough and careful. At the same time, it is believed that if officials are able to inspect all 15 points, it is expected that more than 10,000 items will be found.
Source: Thai News Agency