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Ukraine searches 100 illegal vape shops in clampdown on shadow economy (kyivindependent.com)
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Ukraine’s business police, known as the Bureau of Economic Security, searched and confiscated products from e-cigarette sellers in 12 regions, including Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, and Zakarpattia, Pavlo Buzdyhan, the bureau’s deputy director, told the Kyiv Independent.

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[–] leoj@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I disagree with your entire premise that raids have anything to do with demand on an addictive product.

See all illegal substances, and their demand across the board - so much demand that people risk fines and imprisonment to deliver these items.

I honestly don't understand how you can purport to know the cost-benefit ratio of police salaries, nicotine vape sales, and the tax revenue they generate; it seems like you're talking out of your hind quarters.