53,300 vaping devices seized from Maldives’ borders

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Over 53,000 vaping devices have been intercepted from the Maldives’ borders in the one year since the country imposed a ban on vapes and e-cigarettes. Maldives introduced amendments to the Tobacco Control Act in 2024, prohibiting the import of vaping devices and e-cigarettes in November, and expanding the restriction in December to cover the sale, free distribution, and use of such