Over 800 illegal vapes taken by HSE from Longford shops in the past year
The shops found stocking the vapes were Candy Cloud and Hot Spot Tech, located on the Main Street, and the now-closed Habibi Shisha Lounge on Dublin Street
The HSE have removed 832 illegal vapes off shelves from Longford businesses in the past year, according to The Journal.
The shops found stocking the vapes were Candy Cloud and Hot Spot Tech, located on the Main Street, and the now-closed Habibi Shisha Lounge on Dublin Street.
Candy Cloud tech shop had 398 vapes taken by the HSE when the shop was newly opened. Speaking to the Longford Leader, the shop owner said that “the supplier gave us all their stock” and that he wasn't aware that some of the products received were illegal.
301 Vapes were also removed from Hot Spot Tech’s shelves. The owner said that the reason for the seizure was that the vapes were over the size of 600 puffs - which was also repeated by Candy Cloud tech.
Habibi Shisha Lounge - which Google now lists as closed - had 130 vapes taken from their premises.
Vape Business Ireland said in their 2024 report that “While there are over 3,300 retailers selling vaping products in Ireland, there is a worrying lack of clarity on the number of other retailers such as mobile phone accessory stores who may be selling vapes.”
Yesterday, the sale, possession, and distribution of HHC (Hexahydrocannabinol) vapes was made illegal in Ireland.
In a similar move to nicotine vapes that do not meet Government guidelines, HHC stocks are expected to be removed and / or seized from shops.