Mr. Lertsak Raktham, Director of the Enforcement Division The Deputy Director of the Special Operations Center revealed that Mr. Thasorn At Thanithiphan, Secretary General of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB), sent a special operations team. Led by Mr. Lertsak Raktham, Director of the Legal Enforcement Division. Deputy Director of the Special Operations Center together with several officials from the Office of the Basic Education Commission, quietly sneaking into the Chiang Mai city area Check information on the illegal sale of e-cigarettes according to the public. including parents of children and young people He reported a report and found that e-cigarettes were being sold illegally in dozens of shops without fear of the law. Some shops are next to educational institutions which are schools. and attached to the community Some shops are open near the main road where people pass by, you can clearly see that they are e-cigarette shops. Officials from the Consumer Protection Council Office later identified themselves and seized all 10,478 items, totaling around 3.5 million baht, as well as taking legal action against 7 sellers.
However, during interrogation, the seller admitted to selling electronic cigarettes. e-cigarette liquid for general customers You can either open a virtual store or order online. The shop is open for sale 24 hours a day.
At the same time, officials from the Office of the Consumer Protection Council took action against stores illegally selling e-cigarettes. Parents of children and young people came to thank the state and the government for taking this issue seriously. Because they fear that if e-cigarettes could be sold illegally this way One day, their children might fall prey to this type of dangerous product. This causes health problems and can have long-term effects.
Mr. Lertsak said that the illegal sale of e-cigarette liquid is a crime according to Ordinance No. 8/2015 of the Protection Committee on the “Prohibition of sale or prohibition of provision of services of hookahs, electronic hookahs, electronic cigarettes or liquids for filling electronic cigarettes”. If anyone violates this, It is an offense under the Consumer Protection Act, BE 2522, punishable by imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding 600 thousand baht, or both. Anyone who sees the illegal sale of e-cigarettes You can inform the local police or www.ocpb.go.th. or Damrongdham centers in each province
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