Generation Vape: how children got hooked on e

May 16, 2023

A fter parking his blue Skoda, Doug Love and I separate as we approach the Uxbridge Road because I need to maintain my cover. This is the main road through Shepherd's Bush in west London and Doug is known here — he reckons he has raided 27 shops on this street alone. Such is the heavy burden of being chief trading standards officer for Hammersmith and Fulham council.

Doug and I are on the hunt for illegal vapes and I am going undercover as a test purchaser. I will buy the goods — anything with a puff capacity or nicotine level above legal limits — then request back-up from Doug once I’ve completed my purchase. In The Wire, the Baltimore police department refers to