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'Tip of the iceberg': 30 tonnes of illegal vapes seized

Over the past month, more than 400,000 individual vaping products have been seized in a joint campaign between the ABF and the Therapeutic Goods Administration targeting air cargo and international mail imports. About 376,000 items, or 92 per cent of the seized goods, were illegal and at least 68 per cent were disposable vapes from brands that previously failed to meet minimum safety and quality standards. The haul had an estimated street value of $11 million. Health minister Mark Butler applauded the efforts of both government agencies but said this seizure was the "tip of the iceberg". "The enormous volume of suspected unlawful vaping products seized in this campaign alone demonstrates th... [Read more]

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