On March 8th, it is reported that three men were caught in Liverpool to sell electronic cigarettes to children.

In a undercover operation carried out by the Liverpool City Council, three men illegally sold electronic cigarettes to children only 13 years old in three different stores in the city. It is illegal to sell e -cigarette products containing nicotine under the age of 18.

Last week, in the Liverpool District Court, three men admitted to selling nicotine in suction products to people under the age of 18.

The first case involved 19 -year -old Ali Mustawi. He was arrested when he sold ELF electronic cigarette pens to a 13 -year -old volunteer on July 28 last year at the Scargreen Avenue of Norris Green.

The defendant appeared in court and immediately pleaded guilty, and was fully responsible for the sales, although he said he only worked occasionally at the place.

The Liverpool City Council was fined 300 pounds and increased the cost of e -cigarettes of 5 pounds. Mustawi must also pay for the surcharge of mandatory victims, so that his total costs reach £ 331.

In the second undercover case, 19 -year -old Dilshad Shad Sadun sold electronic cigarettes to a 13 -year -old volunteer on the same day (July 28) to a 13 -year -old volunteer -especially ELF BAR 600 Mad Blue e -cigarette Essence

The defendant did not appear in court last Thursday, but pleaded guilty through mail. He accepted all the responsibilities of the sales, saying that he was busy fulfilling other responsibilities on the day and did not pay attention to the situation of the youth.

The Liverpool Commission received a fine of 300 pounds and increased the cost of e -cigarettes of 5 pounds. The surcharge of mandatory victims also increased, which means that the defendant needs to pay a total of 331 pounds.

On November 11 last year, in the third undercover operation, the 72 -year -old Salah Ben Shahed sold an ELF electronic cigarette to a 15 -year -old volunteer at The Kiosk in the Queen's Square in Central Liverpool.

The defendant did not appear in court, but pleaded guilty through mail. The city council was fined 160 pounds and increased the cost of e -cigarettes of 5 pounds. The increase in mandatory surcharges means that the defendant needs to pay a total of 191 pounds.

Among all these three cases, the local judges issued an order to destroy the detained items.

A spokesman for the Liverpool City Council said: These prosecutions are proposed as part of our regular test purchases to ensure that the venue complies with the laws of age restrictions.

"Test the purchase of goods sold by adults, such as alcohol and tobacco. In these cases, electronic cigarette products are carried out by a group of outstanding volunteers -we thank them for their continued support."

"Purchasing usually shows that retailers have sold their age restrictions or places located in hot spots in the hot spot in intelligence -so our information is that we are actively monitoring minors' sales, and retailers should always ask young people to use age recognition for age recognition ","

"If they have any questions, they should refuse, because we will always sue in these cases -not only for law enforcement, but also to protect the safety of our children and young people. Retailers should also report them to suspect that adults' purchase age should be suspected Limited situations of minor children. "