21,000% spike in MA vape seizures throws cigarette ban into question, ex-ATF official says
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The results of a new report in Massachusetts call into question the validity of vape bans, according to a former ATF official with expertise in tobacco law enforcement.
Calculations by the Tobacco Law Enforcement Network found that Massachusetts police seized 279,432 vape units in fiscal year 2024, up from about 1,300 the year prior. Charles Creitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
Former New York City Sheriff Edgar Domenech, who is also a former ATF official who focused on tobacco and related contraband, told Fox News Digital the findings showed the illegal vape market is "exploding," and that when the Bay State became the first to outlaw flavored tobacco, it was a clarion call for cartels and smugglers to say, "[we’re] open for business." He joined Fox News in 2013 as a writer and production assistant.
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