In Ryazan stopped the illegal trade in vapes almost a million rubles

In Ryazan, police officers in the course of operational and preventive measures stopped the illegal trade in unmarked vapes in the amount of about 1 million rubles. This was reported on November 9 in the press service of the MIA in the Ryazan region.

The police found that unmarked electronic cigarettes were sold in a specialized store on Kuibyshevskoye highway. 580 items of illegal products were seized from the outlet. The whole product did not have mandatory labeling provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

The seized products were sent to the expert and criminal center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Ryazan region. According to the study, the total cost of the seized goods amounted to 985 thousand rubles.

A criminal case has been initiated against a 38-year-old private entrepreneur on the grounds of a crime under Part 5 of Article 171.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The sanction of the article provides for punishment up to imprisonment for up to three years.