Several Senate Republicans warned that Chinese e-cigarettes flooding U.S. markets could be spying devices used for surveillance or money laundering fronts for Mexican cartels.
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FIRSTONFOX:AgroupofSenateRepublicanswarnedtheTrumpadministrationthatfloodsof“illicitChinesee-cigarettes”enteringthecountrycarriedadarkersideeffect.
SeveralSenateRepublicansalertedTreasurySecretaryScottBessentandU.S.TradeRepresentativeJamiesonGreerinaletterfirstobtainedbyFoxNewsDigitalthattheChinesegovernmentwasreapingmassiveprofitsfromthedevices.
AndgiventhatconnectionbetweentheChineseCommunistParty(CCP)andChina’sStateTobaccoMonopolyAdministration(CSTMA),it’spossiblethatso-calledsmartvapescouldbeusedasspyingdevices.
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Thelawmakerschargedthatthe“highlysophisticated”vapeshadtheabilitytoconnecttoaperson’scellphoneandhavebecomeextremelycommonplace.
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