Discovered 4 establishments selling more than 2,100 smuggled e-cigarette products

On the afternoon of April 26, the Market Management Department of Khanh Hoa province said that Market Management Team No. 1 had discovered and handled 4 business establishments in the city. Nha Trang with a total amount of more than 400 million VND for trading in smuggled e-cigarettes.

Specifically, from March 14 to April 19, the E-commerce Team of Market Management Team No. 1 coordinated with Team 2 – Cyber ​​Security and Crime Prevention Department using high technology (PA05). ); The Economic Police Department (PC03) of Khanh Hoa Provincial Police conducted a surprise inspection of 4 business establishments including: NT T Business Establishment (No. 94 Van Hoa Street, Van Thanh Ward, Nha Trang City) ; Business establishment D.V. D (alley 1A Le Hong Phong street, Phuoc Tan ward, Nha Trang city); NY COFFEE Takeaway business (Dang Tat street, Vinh Hai ward, Nha Trang city) and HCH business (No. 15 Ngo Gia Tu Apartment, Tan Lap ward, Nha Trang city).

Through inspection, the authorities discovered that the establishments were selling 2,175 units of foreign-made e-cigarette products and e-cigarette accessories, and the establishment owners could not provide invoices and documents. , proving origin, worth more than 170 million VND.

Market Management Team No. 1 has completed the case file and submitted it to the competent authority for review and issuance of a decision to sanction administrative violations of the act. Trading in smuggled goods; Failure to notify e-commerce website sales to competent state agencies before selling goods; do not register to establish a business household with the amount of 132.5 million VND; confiscated 2,175 units of e-cigarette products and applied remedial measures to force the return of illegal profits obtained from violations of VND 279.4 million.

Khanh Hoa Province Market Management Department said that in the coming time, it will continue to strengthen market inspection and control, actively coordinate with functional forces and local authorities to manage the area, Detect and promptly handle violations to protect consumer rights.