Vape crackdown nets RM9mil


Serious about enforcement: Comm Fisol speaking during the press conference on the ­operation at Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: A nationwide crackdown on the vape trade has led to the seizure of almost RM9mil worth of e-cigarette products and related items under Ops E-Cig Mega.

Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department deputy director Comm Datuk Fisol Salleh said the operation, launched on Feb 10, was conducted jointly with the Health Ministry, the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry, local authorities, the Inland Revenue Board and the General Operations Force, ­targeting premises involved in the sale and distribution of vape products.

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