Chinese arrested for sales of e-cigs and zombie-vape

Chinese arrested for sales of e-cigs and zombie-vape

Police arrest the three Chinese suspects with e-cigarettes and vaping liquid. (Photo supplied)
The three Taiwanese defendants are being detained by police using e-cigarettes and vaping fluid. ( Photo provided )

In a sting operation in Pattaya, authorities detained three Taiwanese people, two gentlemen, and a woman, and seized zombie-vape water from the suspects, who allegedly admitted selling goods fair$ 2 million baht per day.

Zhang, 31, Wu, 35, and Yue, 35, were found at a place on Pattaya 315 Road in Pattaya on Sunday, according to Pol Maj Gen Patanasak Bupphasawan, the commander of the Consumer Protection Police Division. Their entire names were not made public.

He claimed that the arresting group also seized e-cigarettes, about 100 grams of dry etomidate anaesthetic, and tools for mixing the morphine and e-liquid to create zombie-vape fluid. Overall sales of the seized goods totaled on 513 and 590 ringgit.

The arrest was the result of a sting operation that targeted sales made using the LINE talk software. One gallon of zombie-vape substance was ordered by a police officer, and 200, 000 ringgit of that amount was placed in money as a deposit for the 970, 000-baht “purchase.”

The suspects admitted to selling about 1, 000 e-cigarettes to visitors and fresh people everyday, according to Pol Maj Gen Patanasak, according to Pol Maj Gen Patanasak. They made about 2 million ringgit per day by selling a vaper for 2, 000 ringgit.

The three suspects face charges of selling illegal products, as well as the improper price of e-cigarettes and vaping water.