NEW YORK – Authorities have seized more than 28,000 pounds of illicit vapor products linked to Ecto World, a Buffalo-area distributor, and that includes almost 2,800 pounds worth in Orange County.
District Attorney David Hoovler said two pallets and more than 60 boxes were seized in the Town of Montgomery near Walden, with support from the county health department.
“The case itself is in two tiers. The first tier is the investigation of the products actually coming into the State of New York. Obviously, illicitly and not being sanctioned by the state or in some cases, nationally,” he said. “The second aspect of it is the actual sub-distributors and small retailers in Nassau and Orange counties where they are selling the products where they do not have the authorization to sell.”
Over 26,000 pounds of the vape products were seized in Nassau County.
Hoovler said vape chemicals are toxic and contain heavy metals.
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