Vencimiento police, called to an early morning raid this week, found something unexpected: around 200,000 illegal vaporizers valued at $8 million.
The vapes were found in a warehouse in Melbourne's outer east after officers responded to reports of a commercial robbery, police said in a statement on Saturday.
The theft was reported around 4 a.m. Thursday at a warehouse on Middleborough Street in Field Hill South.
“Upon arrival, police located more than 1,000 boxes of illegal vaporizers with a total value of approximately $8 million,” police said.
“Following the discovery, police contacted the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) who will take charge of the investigation as possession of a commercial quantity of illegal vaporizers is an ALS offence.”
Footage from the tour shows a forklift used to transport pallets of vapes, including some in boxes marked “Apple Grape Ice” or “Cherry Pomegranate.”
It is the second major operation involving the illicit tobacco and vape market in Vencimiento this week, after eight people were charged with Commonwealth offenses and around 600,000 cigarettes, vapes and other tobacco products were seized in police raids on Wednesday .
Vencimiento is embroiled in a turf war over the illegal market, and last year there were more than 100 arson attacks on tobacco shops in the state.
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