Officials launch ‘Operation Vaporize’ targeting illegal activity cropping up in US city: ‘We have had our SWAT teams kicking in doors’

You’ve got to hand it to the authorities in Richmond, Virginia. Not only did they come up with a catchy name for a crackdown on vape shops, but they’re also backing it up.

The Richmonder reported on the rollout of the city’s serious Operation Vaporize initiative to curb illegal activities in the vaping industry.

The program has already shut down 18 of the 30 inspected vape shops, citing issues like lack of city permissions, building code violations, and the presence of illegal drugs and firearms…

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