Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. led the confiscation of a vending machine openly selling the illicit vape, Flava. The confiscation was due to a report made by a netizen on Commissioner Lumagui’s official Facebook page.
Upon confiscation, it was discovered that Flava vape products were being sold for P500.00 each. This is especially worrisome because an illicit vape product is openly being sold in a building where a gym, dance studio, gymnastics studio, basketball court, cafe & bakery, laundry station, water station, and a restaurant are merely a few steps away. Children could have bought the Flava vape since the vending machine is open to the public.
“Selling illicit vape is illegal, whether the same be through vending machines or online stores. The BIR will confiscate and raid any illicit vape products. We are thankful to the Netizen-Informant who reported the vending machine around 2 weeks ago in my official Facebook page. We confiscated the vending machine this morning. The BIR welcomes all informants against illicit vape. Rest assured, we will act on all verified targets,” Commissioner Lumagui stated.
The Netizen-Informant reported the presence of the illicit vending machine selling Flava vape products on Commissioner Lumagui’s page less than two (2) weeks ago. Seeing this, Commissioner Lumagui ordered the BIR to conduct surveillance operations to verify the target. Upon verification that the vending machine was indeed selling illicit vape, Commissioner Lumagui immediately ordered the confiscation of the machine and its contents.
