Cigarette Smuggling Will Worsen If Vaping Not Promoted : vim

Saturday, 3 July 2021, 4:11 pm
If the Government’s smokefree action plan does not
adequately elevate nicotine vaping as the much safer
alternative, then cigarette smuggling will become a bigger
problem at New Zealand’s border, says a leading Kiwi
Tobacco Harm Reduction advocate.
Her comments follow a
media investigation which revealed Customs is currently
seizing around 125,000 smuggled cigarettes and 155 kilograms
of loose tobacco every month.
New Zealand Customs
describes it as a lucrative market. In fact, it’s thought
to be eight times more profitable than cocaine – and one
which has attracted organised crime. Large scale,
commercial-grade cigarette smuggling operators are now well

Related Keywords

New Zealand , Otago , Nancy Loucas , Citizen Community , Foundation For Public Interest Journalism , University Of Otago , Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy , Health Minster Dr Ayesha Verrall , Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy On Infopages , Aotearoa Vapers Community , Kiwi Tobacco Harm Reduction , Zealand Customs , Smokefree Aotearoa , Scoop Citizen Community , In Depth Engaged Journalism , Scoop Foundation , Public Interest Journalism , புதியது ஜீலாந்து , ஆடாகொ , நான்சி லூகாஸ் , குடிமகன் சமூக , அடித்தளம் க்கு பொது ஆர்வம் பத்திரிகை , பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் ஆடாகொ , ஜீலாந்து சுங்க , ஸ்கூப் குடிமகன் சமூக , இல் ஆழம் நிச்சயதார்த்தம் பத்திரிகை , ஸ்கூப் அடித்தளம் , பொது ஆர்வம் பத்திரிகை ,