Crackdown on Event Promoting 'Chemical' Electronic Cigarettes

As part of ongoing security efforts to protect minors and combat drugs and psychoactive substances, the Criminal Security Sector, represented by the General Directorate of Criminal Investigations, arrested a minor in possession of and trafficking in the chemical liquid used to fill electronic cigarettes, an activity that poses a threat to the health and safety of community members. The arrest followed intelligence reports and necessary inquiries conducted by the Juvenile Protection Department regarding the suspect’s possession of narcotics and psychoactive substances with intent to traffic and consume. The suspect’s location was identified, and legal authorization was obtained from the Public Prosecution to arrest and search him.