The ministry says the 4 websites are among 10 flagged following complaints on social media.
In a statement, the ministry said the four websites were among 10 that had been flagged in complaints raised on social media.
It said investigations and follow-up actions are ongoing for the remaining six websites.
The ministry said it will continue to monitor the online advertising and promotion of tobacco products, as well as the sale of vape products.
“As of April 30, a total of 2,595 investigation papers had been opened for various offences under Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the Act,” it said in a statement.
Sections 7 to 10 of the Act prohibit the advertising, promotion, sponsorship and sale of tobacco and vape products.
The ministry said that as of April 30, it had conducted 34,903 enforcement operations and inspected 683,704 premises nationwide since the Act came into force.
Enforcement officers fined 233,831 offenders and opened investigation papers in 4,226 other cases.
The ministry settled 204 cases in court while 398 others are still undergoing legal proceedings. Fines totalling RM1,189,100 were collected from offenders.
On May 30, NGO Al-Sirath Malaysia claimed that “mushroom-flavoured” vape products, believed to contain dangerous psychoactive substances, were easily accessible, including to children as young as 10, based on cases it had detected.
It urged the authorities to strengthen enforcement efforts to protect future generations, warning that weak monitoring had allowed synthetic drugs to spread through both physical stores and online platforms.
Concerns over the spread of these dangerous vape products have grown following a case last week where a teenage girl slashed her throat and wrists while allegedly under the influence of a “mushroom-flavoured” vape. - FMT
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