Minimart loses tobacco retail licence for illegal sale of vapes

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Minimart loses tobacco retail licence for illegal sale of vapes
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The tobacco retail license of a minimart at Selegie Road has been revoked after it was found possessing and selling vapes, said the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) on Aug 27. HSA conducted a raid on Real Mate Mini-Mart, then licensed as a tobacco retail outlet, on Aug...

The tobacco retail license of a minimart at Selegie Road has been revoked after it was found possessing and selling vapes, said the Health Sciences Authority on Aug 27.In addition to finding illegal e-vaporisers in the premises, the authority’s officers also caught a 24-year-old female cashier selling vapes and found another female cashier, aged 17 years, in possession of one.

Officers also found some duty-unpaid cigarettes during the raid, which HSA then referred to Singapore Customs. HSA said it takes a serious view of such offences and will not hesitate to take strong enforcement actions against tobacco retailers and sellers of illegal e-vaporisers who flout the law.

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