MANILA, March 17 -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Sunday cautioned the public on the use of electronic cigarettes amid an upsurge of vaping products with marijuana oil.

The PDEA and other law enforcers confiscated cannabis oil and marijuana kush as well as assorted vaping products worth PHP842,000 in Taguig City on March 14.

Last week, the PDEA and the Bureau of Customs also intercepted 18 boxes containing cannabis oil and marijuana kush hidden inside e-cigarettes worth PHP337 million in Port Area, Manila.

"PDEA warns the public not to patronize marijuana-laced e-cigarettes because of the health hazards involved, and most importantly the law explicitly prohibits it," the PDEA said in a statement.

"The proliferation ...