Fake Vaping Products
Help Combat Fake Vapor Products
Black-Market Vapor Products
The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC), the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), and Juul Labs, Inc. are working with law enforcement and community leaders to promote public health and safety by keeping the public safe from fake vaping products. NCPC will draw upon its vast, nationwide network to inform law enforcement, trade partners, and other adult community leaders about the dangers of counterfeit and black-market vaping products.
Health and Safety Risks
Illicit, black-market vapor products have negative public-health consequences and are infiltrating local communities. These illicit products undermine efforts to combat youth vaping and present additional health and safety risks for adult consumers. Help us in our joint effort to protect adult consumers from the additional risks of illicit vapor products and keep all vapor products—authentic ones and fakes—out of the reach of our country’s youth.
Stop Fake Vape Products
Working together, we can combat the dangers of illicit vapor products through awareness and education.
To report IP Theft, contact the National IPR Center tip line at 866-347-2423.
Combatting Illicit Vapor Products: Public/Private Partnerships, Actionable Intelligence, and Real Tools to Prosecute
New! Watch the virtual training event below hosted by the National District Attorneys Association to learn more about the public health and safety impacts of illicit vapor products and how resources available through this public-private partnership helps combat the problem.
“Thanks to NCPC and the IPR Center, the truth about illicit vapor products is coming to light. These counterfeits expose unassuming consumers to addictive drugs in addition to other dangerous chemicals. Take, for example, the fact that some fake vapor products have been known to contain traces of highly addictive, illicit drugs like fentanyl and methamphetamine. NCPC provides great tools for local law enforcement. This toolkit will help stop black-marketeers in their tracks and empower members of our communities to protect themselves from the many threats these illicit products pose.”
Dennis M. Lemma
Sheriff
Seminole County Sheriff’s Office
“Black market vape products are a health and safety risk to our communities. We must take action. I am pleased to be an early adopter of this innovative partnership to educate consumers through this toolkit and to arm them with actionable resources to partner with law enforcement and community leaders.”
Michael Bouchard
Sheriff, Oakland County, MI
Vice President of Government Relations for Major County Sheriffs of America
“As a 30-year law enforcement veteran who has spent the past eight supervising intellectual property crime cases where we have seen an increase in black-market vapor products in the Los Angeles marketplace, I view the Addressing Black-Market Vapor Products toolkit as a comprehensive ‘one-stop shop’ to facilitate stakeholder engagement. It doesn’t matter what role you play in law enforcement; this toolkit has applications that will empower you to make a positive impact in your community.”
Geff Deedrick
Lieutenant, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Community Partnerships Bureau
Counterfeit and Piracy Enforcement Team (CAPE)
Addressing
Black-Market
Vapor Products
A Toolkit for Law Enforcement and Community Leaders
View the media-enriched e-book experience below and download the PDF version of Addressing Black-Market Vapor Products: A Toolkit for Law Enforcement and Community Leaders.
More: Read shoutouts to the Addressing Black-Market Vapor Products Toolkit in the IPR Center’s February 2021 Connections Newsletter and the National Sheriffs’ Association’s April 2021 All-Points Bulletin Newsletter.
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About the Campaign
WASHINGTON, DC, [January 14, 2021] – The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) are proud to release an innovative toolkit as part of their joint campaign, Promoting Public Health and Safety. This public-private partnership seeks to educate law enforcement, community leaders, and adult consumers about the serious consequences of counterfeit and other illicit vapor products and provides tools to combat these illegal activities.
WASHINGTON, DC, October 19, 2020 – The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) today announced a national campaign to work with law enforcement and community leaders to promote public health and safety by raising awareness and education on illicit vapor products. These products present additional health and safety risks for adult consumers and undermine underage-prevention measures.
Please note the use of this seal does not constitute or imply an endorsement by the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center or the U.S. Federal government of Juul Labs, its products, services or enterprises.
