Federal authorities seize more than $700K in illegal e-cigarette products in California – By Chris Benson (UPI) / April 30, 2024
April 30 (UPI) — The federal Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said that a joint operation with the Justice Department recently seized more than 45,000 unauthorized e-cigarettes valued at more than $700,000.
“Removing unauthorized tobacco products from the supply chain is one of many enforcement tools we can use,” Jill Atencio, acting director of the FDA’s Office of Compliance and Enforcement in the Center for Tobacco Products, said in a release.
This recent seizure at a Alhambra, Calif., warehouse is the first time the FDA and DOJ had seized tobacco products in coordination with the U.S. Marshals Service, which resulted in the seizure of the 45,000 unauthorized e-cigarettes estimated to be worth at approximately $703,000, the FDA said.
The date of the seizure was not disclosed, but one report said it happened earlier this month.
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