Crime & Public Safety

Federal Agents Seize 165,000 Illicit Vaping Products in Minneapolis-St. Paul

The seized items originated from China and were bound for a wholesaler in California, the CBP says.
Federal Agents Seize 165,000 Illicit Vaping Products in Minneapolis-St. Paul
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection patch is seen on the arm of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Mission, Texas, on July 1, 2019. Loren Elliott/Reuters
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Customs agents in Minneapolis-St. Paul recently seized pallets of 165,000 e-cigarettes and refill cartridges shipped from China, saying the illicit vaping products were “adulterated and misbranded.”

Alerted by information from the Chicago field office, the Minnesota authorities confiscated 90,000 electronic nicotine delivery systems and 75,000 refill cartridges for violating the Food and Drug Administration’s Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on Sept. 29.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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