Police Target Illegal Vape Sales to Minors in DF and Ceará, Making Multiple Arrests

Overview

• In Ceilândia, DF, police detained the 31-year-old owner and a 19-year-old seller of Fire Tabacaria after flagging a 16-year-old leaving with a vape reportedly bought for R$1.50.
• Roughly 200 items were seized at the shop, including vapes, disposable pods, nicotine essences, accessories, two phones, and notebooks with sales records.
• The pair in the Federal District were booked for contraband or descaminho and for selling a dependency-causing product to a minor under the ECA, with penalties that can exceed four years and no bail set at the station.
• In Limoeiro do Norte, Ceará, a 20-year-old suspect was arrested during searches at two addresses linked to him, where officers found 49 electronic cigarettes and a card machine.
• The Ceará suspect was booked in flagrante for a crime against public safety, and investigators say the case remains open to identify other participants in the scheme.