Okungenani amabhizinisi amabili ngaphakathi I-Chelsea ne-Kensington badayisela intsha i-vape ngokungemthetho, futhi izikhulu zezindinganiso zokuhweba ngomshoshaphansi zenze “ukuthenga okuvivinyayo” ukuze zidalule lokhu.
Uhulumeni wasekhaya uzibophezele ekuqedeni imfucumfucu engekho emthethweni nokudayiswa kukagwayi ezinganeni.
Incwadi yesixwayiso ithunyelwe ezitolo eziyisithupha ngemuva kokuthi umkhandlu usanda kudalula ukuthi ama-vapes angekho emthethweni angu-3,000 enani lika-$24,000 athathwe eNkantolo yase-Earl nasezindaweni zasePortobello.
Iningi lokuthunyelwa lingeniswe lisuka e-USA, eliqukethe amanani nemithamo enqatshelwe umthetho wase-UK.
Nokho, umzamo ukuthengisa ku amakhasimende amancane yilokho okuthinta kakhulu.
Ikhansela eliholayo kwezomnotho wasekhaya kanye nokuqashwa uJosh Rendall uthe: “Lawa ma-vape ayakhiwa futhi adayiselwe ukudukisa abantu ngamabomu.
“Abangeni endaweni yethu, Mayelana nokukhangiswa kwale mikhiqizo ezinganeni, nginokukhathazeka okuqondile.
"Abasebenzi bethu bezindinganiso zokuhweba bazoqhubeka nokusebenza kanzima ukuze bavikele abathengi ezintweni ezingathobeli noma ezikhohlisayo."
Isikhulu somkhandlu saphawula, “Ama-vape amaningana abhalwe ukuthi afana nawo brand owaziwa. Senze "ukuthenga kokuhlola" okuningi lapho ingane ithenge ama-vapes angaphansi kweminyaka yobudala, nakuba kungekho bufakazi bokuthi izitolo sasivakashela njalo sithengisa ama-vapes ezinganeni.
“Ukuhlinzwa kwakamuva kwenzeke ngesonto eledlule ngesikhathi ezimbili izitolo bathengisa imikhiqizo emincane ye-vape. Uphenyo mayelana nalokhu lusaqhubeka.”
Umkhulumeli wale nkampani uxwayise ngokuthi uma abathengisi befakazelwa ukuthi baphinde bagcwala ama-vapes angekho emthethweni avela e-USA, "singase sicabangele isenzo esisemthethweni." Izinkantolo zinquma ukuthi iziphi izimali zenhlawulo ezifanele.
