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LAHAD DATU (Bernama): The General Operations Force (GOF) here arrested a man and seized duty-unpaid cigarettes of various brands worth RM4.11mil, hidden in four lorries in Jalan Segama here, on Wednesday (Feb 10). Sabah GOF commander Senior Asst Comm Mohd Abduh Ismail said that the team, acting on information received about the location of the smuggling of contraband cigarettes, raided the area at 1.30pm after an hour of surveillance. "During the raid, a 33-year-old man who claimed to be a store employee was arrested, while three other suspects managed to flee through the backyard, ” he said in a statement on Friday (Feb 12). He said the team inspected the four lorries parked in the backyard and found 29,337 cartons of contraband cigarettes of various brands in the cargo compartments. "Also seized were eight receipt books, four mobile phone units and the four lorries, ” he said. Meanwhile, on the same day in Tawau, he said that the GOF also arrested a man and seized 193 boxes … [Read more...] about GOF seizes over RM5mil worth of illicit cigarettes in Lahad Datu and Tawau

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating Puff Bar, an e-cigarette seller, after it began selling fruit-flavor disposable vaporizers on its website despite an FDA ban. The agency put a ban on fruity e-cigarettes due to the high popularity of the addictive substance among teenagers. Puff Bar changed their e-cigarettes by using tobacco-free nicotine to get around the ban, the Wall Street Journal reported . The FDA told The Hill that it is investigating the new move by Puff Bar and did not say if the tobacco-free nicotine was enough to get around the FDA’s ban. ADVERTISEMENT “The FDA is aware that Puff Bar’s web site says that they are offering products for sale with claims they contain ‘tobacco-free nicotine,’” the spokesperson said. The agency ordered a ban on fruity vaping products last July under the Trump administration, targeting Puff Bar and nine other companies. They said the companies never got permission to sell the product and that it was … [Read more...] about FDA investigating e-cigarette maker selling fruit-flavor vaporizers despite ban

Cigarette manufacturers planning to set up shop in the country’s special economic zones (SEZs) will soon need to register with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) before they can be allowed to operate, according to the Department of Finance (DoF). In a statement on Tuesday, the DoF quoted Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd as informing Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez that the BIR is now drafting the revised rules covering the operations of cigarette makers inside SEZs. “Meanwhile, the interagency meeting resolved to require secondary licenses, i.e., BIR registration to manufacture cigarettes secured from the Excise Tax Division, prior to issuance of the locator’s certificate of registration by the PEZA,” he told Lopez in a letter. Lopez, as Trade Secretary, supervises over the Department of Trade and Industry-attached Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). The interagency meeting, meanwhile, was attended by the Finance department BIR, Bureau of Customs and PEZA. “We … [Read more...] about Cigarette exporters need BIR registration

HAVERHILL (CBS) — A cigarette tossed out a window is being cited as the cause of a fire that destroyed a multi-family home in Haverhill on Monday afternoon while an 11-year-old boy was inside the building doing school work. Investigators said they believe a smoker tossed cigarettes out of a third-floor window, setting the roof that extended out below the third floor or debris in the gutter on fire. READ MORE: Newton Police Investigating Seventh Housebreak In Less Than A Week The four-unit building on Jackson Street is a total loss. Nine residents were displaced. READ MORE: What Fans Can Expect When They Return To TD Garden For Bruins, Celtics Christina Sheldon said her 11-year-old son Aaron was on the second floor. While doing his school work Aaron heard the fire alarm going off but didn’t think anything of it because that sometimes happened in the building. Soon he realized flames had broken out on the third floor, and he was able to safely escape. “It is important … [Read more...] about Cigarette Likely Caused Haverhill Fire That Left 9 Residents Displaced

E-cigarettes, called Vape or new-generation cigarettes, will cause serious harm to young generation in Vietnam. The use of e-cigarettes once again heated up the National Assembly agenda as policymakers emphasized the harmful effects and consequences of e-cigarettes, which are being widely circulated and used in Vietnam. E-cigarettes have been banned in many countries over the world. File Photo Giving a view at the 14th National Assembly’s final session in Hanoi on March 24, Nguyen Anh Tri, a delegate from the capital city, said there were many catastrophic accidents caused by drivers who were addicted to drug while driving vehicle. “There should be specific provisions in law,” Tri said to National Assembly delegates who were discussing draft amended Law on Drug Prevention and Control. Tri said that the use of e-cigarettes is spreading very quickly in the country, especially targeting to young people, thus causing serious harm to younger generations in the future. … [Read more...] about E-cigarettes must be banned in Vietnam: policymakers