"Bring your mates, cheapest vapes in town!": Takeaway boss hid dodgy illegal vapes in pizza boxes
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA takeaway owner who hid illegal vapes in pizza boxes and flogged one to a 13-year-old boy told him: "Bring your mates, they are the cheapest around." Zaishan Jahangir, 32, was the owner of Mr Zee's in Chapel Street, Chorley, when he was caught selling the counterfeit e-cigarettes.
On April 18, 2023, two officers from Lancashire Trading Standards visited the shop and discovered 33 unlawful vapes, hidden in pizza boxes behind the counter.
The devices were '4,000 puff' vapes with a 10ml capacity, with the legal limit 2mg or 600 puffs. A number of other legal devices were displayed on the counter, however the higher volume vapes were concealed, Lancs Live reports. READ MORE Warning over young children being sold vapes laced with 'unknown substances' The following day, Jahangir spoke to Trading Standards officials who advised him the devices were unlawful and warned against selling any electronic cigarette to anyone under 18.
Jahangir promised to operate a 'Think 25' policy, saying he would ask for ID from anyone who appeared under that age. But on May 17, a 13-year-old boy went to the shop, fitted with a covert camera.
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