21/08/2023
- Tip-off leads to biggest single vape seizure in Western Australia
- Haul of illegal vapes with a street value of more than $1 million
- State Government cracking down on the illegal selling of vapes
A crackdown on the illegal sale of vapes has seen WA Health compliance officers seize $1 million of vapes destined to be illegally sold in Western Australia.
Following a tip-off, a truck carrying 17,000 vapes from New South Wales was intercepted in Perth and the vapes on board were seized by compliance officers at the Department of Health.
The liquid content from the seized vapes has been tested, and returned a positive result for nicotine, a highly addictive poison.
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