Cambodia Wants Crackdown on Online Vape Promos
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Cambodian Movement for Health operations director Mom Kong has called on the authorities to pursue legal action against people who promote the sale of e-cigarettes on social media despite several recent high profile raids.
Kong said that the confiscation and incineration of e-cigarettes, or vapes, contributes to a reduction in their use among young people, according to Asia News.
“I applaud the authorities’ willingness to destroy confiscated stock, as it demonstrates the strength of their commitment to the fight against these devices,” he added.
He issued his statement just days after the Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression Directorate-General of the Ministry of Commerce – in cooperation with the National Authority for Combating Drugs and the Phnom Penh Municipal Police Commission – destroyed 7,200 boxes, or 288 cartons of confiscated vapes and related products in a Dec. 30 bonfire.
The products that were incinerated were confiscated during an early November raid on a Phnom Penh warehouse.