Australia's decision to ban imports of recreational vapes as part of a nationwide crackdown won't work, the head of the Australian Border Force has warned. 9News DETAILS:
Health Minister Mark Butler
that non-prescription vapes would be stopped at the border as the government looks to ban recreational vaping nationwide and place tight restrictions on flavour and packaging.READ MORE:Outram told a Senate estimates hearing that the regulations were a work in progress. No funding was attached to them in the recent federal budget, with the Commonwealth still working out how to mesh with the states and territories on the issue.
Outram said the ABF was only able to detect about a quarter of illegal drugs coming across the border at the moment, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
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