The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Tuesday raided a vape store in Quezon City which was offering a “secret menu” of illicit vape products to customers.
In a statement on Wednesday, the BIR said the raid led by commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. uncovered that the products listed in the illicit vape “menu” were not displayed in the store itself, but were in a stockroom behind the store.
The illicit vape store is located in Tomas Morato, one of the prime commercial centers in Quezon City.
“The vape store displayed legal vape, but once you ask for illicit vape, they will bring the ‘menu’ and get the illicit vape from the bodega,” Lumagui said.
The store was selling vape without internal revenue stamps.
The BIR also discovered the store failed to issue an original receipt upon purchase of the illicit vape.
Details of the seized products and the raided establishments during the nationwide raid are currently being consolidated, the bureau said.
Lumagui said the BIR will intensify its efforts in running after those selling illicit vape products.
He also encouraged the public to report illicit vape retailers/resellers.
