Tyske skikke beslaglagde 45, 000 Ulovlige elektroniske cigaretter .

Toldmyndighederne i Köln, Tyskland, beslaglagde cirka 45, 000 Ulovlig disponible elektroniske cigaretter og over 1.100 liter af ubeskattede e-væske i løbet af en storskala overraskelsesinspektion den 21. maj . Beslagsmængden blev ikke offentliggjort indtil onsdag denne uge i storstilet.}}
According to the customs officials, this is the largest such case of its kind. These illegal electronic cigarettes were hidden in a Romanian truck, which was traveling from Paris to North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony at that time. The customs officials intercepted this vehicle, which was heading to Cologne, on the A4 highway near Kerpfen, and conducted En inspektion . Efter åbning af lastbilen fandt de syv paller, i alt 222 kasser med varer .
Jens Ahland, the spokesperson of the Cologne Customs General Office, said that all of these goods consisted of illegal disposable electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarette oil, and none of them had valid tax tickets, which did not comply with the current tax regulations. It is estimated that the market value of these electronic cigarettes exceeded 1 million euros, and the tax loss caused by the Urapporteret situation var næsten 300, 000 euro .