Editor’s Note: Underage smokers in the US and around the world are buying “loosies” and other illicit tobacco.
From: The Fiji Times
Tevita Vuibau
TWO people are in prison and 165 others have been booked for offences under the Tobacco Control Decree.
The offences range from sale of single cigarettes, sale of cigarettes to minors and smoking in public places. And the Ministry of Health is warning members of the public that it will not hesitate to prosecute those breaking the law with regard to the sale and consumption of tobacco.
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“This year, our message will be on the illegal trade itself, to tell people to please stop selling cigarettes illegally, stop selling contraband cigarettes and stop selling cigarette rolls.”
He said the sale of single rolls gave minors a chance to purchase them, which was why the Tobacco Control Unit was taking the crime very seriously.
