Page 10 - Adressing Black-Market Vapor Products: A Toolkit for Law Enforcement and Community Leaders

ILLICIT VAPOR PRODUCTS AND
THE BLACK MARKET

O v e r t h e p a s t f e w y e a r s , t h e r e h a s b e e n a n e m e r g i n g m a r k e t o f i l l i c i t v a p o r
p r o d u c t s i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s t h a t h a s a n i m p a c t o n o u r l o c a l c o m m u n i t i e s .

Generally, these illicit products come in three types:

Counterfeit Compatible Diverted
Counterfeit
Diverted
Compatible

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m a n u f a c t u r e r s
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