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Punjab Police Warns E Commerce Portals on Sale of e-Cigarettes

[Chandigarh,Punjab]Punjab Police Warns E Commerce Portals on Sale of e-Cigarettes
Punjab police has issued notices to various e-commerce portals for violating the Drugs and Cosmetics Act by selling e-cigarettes.
Punjab police’s cyber crime wing has issued notices to different e-commerce portals for selling e-cigarettes,
E-cigarettes are Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) devices containing nicotine in chemical form which is addictive and lethal,”
E-cigarette have been declared as an “unapproved drug” by State Drug Controller since 2013.
As Per Police Sources ,Court cases have been initiated in Ludhiana+Hoshiarpur + Mohali district against vendors selling e-cigarettes,
Earlier, State Tobacco Control Cell had also issued awareness notices to e-commerce sites that were violating the Drugs and Cosmetics Act by selling unapproved drugs like e-cigarette