Mexico's vape ban hands booming market to organized crime
MEXICO CITY, Mexico: Mexico's sweeping ban on electronic cigarettes is reshaping the country's vape market, driving legal sellers underground and strengthening the grip of organized crime on a business once worth an estimated US$1.5 billion.
For some shop owners, cartel involvement predates the ban. In early 2022, when vaping was still legal, armed men linked to a cartel abducted two employees from a northern Me