Higit P5-M halaga ng illegal vape products, nakumpiska sa Pasay City
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00:00In the face of a campaign against illegal e-cigarettes,
00:04illegal vape products were caught by the police and the DTI in Pasay City.
00:12These products are said to be imported from outside the country.
00:16The supplier and the product are then sold here in the country online.
00:21Vel Cruz Tojo, in the center of the news.
00:25More than 5 million pesos worth of illegal vape products
00:29were caught by the Southern Police District Special Operations Unit
00:33and Department of Trade Industry Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau
00:37in two warehouses in Pasay City this Tuesday.
00:40The big brands, Flava and DTI, are also suspended from selling e-cigarettes last March.
00:51Flava Corporation violated Republic Act No. 11900 of Vape Law.
00:58We were supposed to have a test buy, but we were blocked.
01:02When we were supposed to be billing, our operative was blocked.
01:07So we were not able to have a test buy.
01:09What they did was, they followed one rider.
01:12That's why they were able to catch these vape products.
01:17The SPD Special Operations Unit contacted DTI FTEB
01:23and the agency verified the warehouses of illegal vape products.
01:28When the authorities arrived at the warehouses,
01:309,359 assorted flavors of Flava Vape were found.
01:35But it seems that the suspects heard the operation of the police
01:40because they were not able to reach the people in the warehouse.
01:43Although we were not arrested, we went to two places.
01:47Two warehouses that they made.
01:50We got two of these vape products.
01:54The sellers said that the transaction was online.
01:57Where they found that illegal vape products were being sold.
02:01Based on the initial investigation,
02:03it is possible that an illegal supplier of illegal vape products from outside the country.
02:08They are looking for products from China.
02:10But within Asia,
02:12it is possible that these vape products are being banned.
02:18Because in Singapore, Flava Vape is also being banned.
02:24So the possibility is China, Singapore, those countries.
02:28It is also possible that someone is manufacturing it in the country.
02:31The SPD and DTI are still investigating who registered the warehouses.
02:36And who are the sellers of illegal vape products.
02:40If the suspects are caught here,
02:42they will be fined P100,000.
02:44DTI FTEB is investigating the illegal vape products.
02:50Meanwhile, the Bureau of Internal Revenue was the first to investigate
02:54the illegal import and sale of illegal vape products.
02:59We are making sure that we go to the sellers.
03:03Not only to the retailers, but also to the warehouses.
03:07And to the big sellers of illegal cigarettes and vape products.
03:14We will continue our dialogue with the sellers
03:20who want to manufacture, import, and sell cigarettes and vape products.
03:25So that they can comply with their registration requirements
03:30and pay the right fees.