10:56, 02 марта 2026, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Aibek SULTANOV
Tax authorities uncovered a retail outlet selling banned electronic nicotine delivery systems (electronic cigarettes) during a raid in Bishkek. The press service of the State Tax Service of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
According to the agency, the sales point was located in the basement of a residential building in the capital’s 7th microdistrict.
During the inspection, it was established that the sales point was managed by a citizen E.D.Zh. The products were distributed through an organized delivery scheme using courier and taxi services.
As a result, more than 3,000 units of banned nicotine-containing products, worth over 3 million soms in total, were temporarily seized for subsequent transfer to law enforcement authorities.