Instead of popcorn: a criminal group that turned a movie theater into an e-cigarette outlet was exposed in Ukraine
Kyiv • UNN
The criminal group organized the illegal sale of more than 2,500 e-cigarettes and accessories worth UAH 1.2 million through a cinema and computer clubs in Zakarpattia region.
In Zakarpattia, a group of criminals organized the illegal sale of e-cigarettes in a cinema and through a network of computer clubs. This was reported by the Bureau of Economic Security, according to UNN.
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According to the BES, the criminals stored and sold e-cigarettes without excise stamps and various accessories through a network of computer clubs and a cinema in Mukachevo and Tyachiv.
The BES detectives searched the place of storage and seized more than 2,500 e-cigarettes, e-liquids, replacement cartridges, funds received from illegal activities, mobile phones, computer equipment, draft records, etc. The estimated value of the seized goods is UAH 1.2 million,
The BES added that investigative actions are currently underway to identify the full range of people involved in illegal activities, as well as sources of illegal products.
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Oleksandr Ruvin, Director of Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise, previously told UNN in an exclusive commentary that due to the growing popularity of e-cigarettes, specialists of Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise have been conducting more frequent studies of tobacco products for electric heating and e-cigarette liquids.
"Since the beginning of the year, we have been systematically assigned to examine classic tobacco products, electrically heated tobacco products, so-called HTPs, and e-cigarette liquids. The recent increase in popularity and associated risks of e-cigarettes has been even greater than that of conventional cigarettes. In almost every assigned examination, experts are provided with up to 150-200 objects, i.e. samples of the relevant products, each of which must be properly examined," Ruvin said.
