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Dubai Customs Blocks e-Cigarette Consignment 

A shipment of e-cigarettes, which arrived at the Dubai International Airport last week, was blocked by Dubai Customs following a ban enforced by the Ministry of Health.

The ministry had banned the battery-powered product last week after tests revealed that it could be hazardous to people's health.

"We have acted upon the ban and stopped the goods from entering the country," said Mohammed Mattar Al Marri, executive director of cargo operations at Dubai Customs. "Because this is a local ban, we will allow the exporter to export the shipment back to the country of origin or on to a new destination. We are not a legislative body. We work within the legal framework established by the relevant 
government bodies."

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