ST. LOUIS - Federal agents have seized over 600,000 illegal vapes from a warehouse near Chicago as part of a nationwide crackdown on unauthorized vaping products.

The seized vapes, which include both nicotine and THC products, are often smuggled in from China and marketed directly to kids, according to officials.

This operation is part of a larger effort to remove unauthorized vaping products from shelves across the country.

Abe Givens, who runs Viola STL Dispensary in downtown St. Louis, shared his firsthand experience with the impact of these illegal products and speculated on who might soon be on the federal radar.

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