According to the Foreign Office, any e-cigarettes found by Thai officials are likely to be confiscated, with the owner fined or sent to prison for up to ten years.Pat Waterton who works at the travel agency Langley Travel revealed that she was unaware of the rules until a family member was fined for possession of an e-cigarette.Pat’s nephew James was forced to pay a £125 fine and even threatened with prison.She told Travel Weekly: “I got a message from my sister saying James had been arrested in Thailand because he had an e-cigarette.“He managed to pay the policeman, who had told him he could go to jail. Ten years seems a long time to go to prison for smoking an e-cigarette.”
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From the Foreign office:-
You can’t bring vaporisers (like e-cigarettes and e-baraku) or refills into Thailand. These items are likely to be confiscated and you could be fined or sent to prison for up to 10 years if convicted. The sale or supply of e-cigarettes and similar devices is also banned and you could face a heavy fine or up to 5 years imprisonment if found guilty. Several British Nationals have been arrested for possession of vaporisers and e-cigarettes.
You can’t bring vaporisers (like e-cigarettes and e-baraku) or refills into Thailand. These items are likely to be confiscated and you could be fined or sent to prison for up to 10 years if convicted. The sale or supply of e-cigarettes and similar devices is also banned and you could face a heavy fine or up to 5 years imprisonment if found guilty. Several British Nationals have been arrested for possession of vaporisers and e-cigarettes.
Jesus - wouldn't want to get locked up out there, never get out.
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