A headhunt for vapers has begun in Thailand (4 photos)

Thais will now be able to snitch on anyone they see with a vape in their hands. And writing mini-denunciations is now very convenient - through an app. Recently, the country banned not only the import and sale, but even the use of "smoke machines". Well, it's still more convenient than dressing according to a dress code, as in some countries.





Wow, someone's about to finish vaping!

We warn all tourists!

Thais will hunt you because for each detected violation they will bring them 60 percent of the fine. So for smoking electronic cigarettes in a public place the fine is 5000 baht. That is, the hunter of vapers will receive 3000 baht. At the same time, the average daily rate for a worker in Thailand is 350 baht. That is 10 days of work for one photo statement.



Thais really love to smoke and vape. More precisely, they loved. Now they will take them!

Oh, rest assured, they WILL hunt you, as well as each other. Thailand considers vaping harmful to public health in the long term, and the punishments can be more than just fines. They can go as far as prison terms for the worst offenders. The heaviest penalties will fall on sellers and smugglers of e-cigarettes - imprisonment for three years and a fine of up to 600,000 baht. Smugglers can face 10 years in prison and fines five times the value of the goods.





That's 6 thousand baht for that, girl!

So just leave your e-mail at home if you are going to fly to Thailand, you won't be able to prove later that you weren't selling it to local teenagers. Or they'll just make you throw it away at customs. Of course, you can't anonymously complain "and my neighbor smokes." You need to attach photos of the smoking person in the app to help the investigation. Of course, a tourist can manage to leave the country before he is identified and found. Or a police officer can take a monetary promise from you not to vape anymore, and tell the authorities that he didn't find you at your place of stay.



Now vapes are sold under the counter, now it is prohibited

This is all for the time being, as the authorities did not think to attach this application to the checkpoints for registering flights at the airport. Then even tourists will not run away without being fined. Of course, this is a small inconvenience for those who vape. But I think that it is not so significant that it would somehow spoil the trip to Thailand. The main thing is not to take it with you, so as not to have an extra headache.