Lazada removes 'suspicious' Taser-like items from online marketplace

Details of the taser-like items include descriptions of them as "self-defensive flashlight(s)". PHOTO: LAZADA
Several images of the "flashlights" had pictures of electricity superimposed on their "stun pins". PHOTO: LAZADA
Amongst other features, the "flashlights" advertised two "stun pins" on one of their ends. PHOTO: LAZADA
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SINGAPORE - E-commerce company Lazada said on Monday (Sept 10) that it has removed several "suspicious" Taser-like items from its online marketplace after they were spotted the day before.

A picture of the items was briefly shared on Facebook page Kiasu Memes for Singaporean Teens, before being removed later.

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