CLARKE COUNTY, Ga. (FOX 5 Atlanta) - Athens-Clarke County police are warning residents to be careful what you buy when it comes to vaping products about a recent police seizure.
According to police, earlier this week law enforcement executed a search warrant that resulted in officers seizing around 2,370 fake THC vape cartridges.
The vape cartridges look identical to ones produced by a California company, a state in which THC cartridges are legal, but officials say the offender assembled the homemade cartridges with other chemicals, which carry health concerns.
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Hundreds of "confirmed and probable cases" linked to vaping have been reported, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nine deaths have also been reported.
Athens-Clarke police say they wanted to remind residents that purchasing THC from another state where it is legal and shipping it to Georgia is still illegal.