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Batam foils attempt to smuggle in 148 doctored vape pods from Malaysia
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Two officers flank a man (centre) suspected of trying to smuggle 148 vape pods containing etomidate from Malaysia to Indonesia on Dec 17.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF BATAM CUSTOMS AND EXCISE OFFICE
JAKARTA – The Batam Customs and Excise Office have detained a ferry passenger traveling from Malaysia over suspicions of attempting to passenger to smuggle 148 vape pods containing etomidate, which is commonly listed as a hazardous substance.
Etomidate is an anesthetic drug typically administered intravenously for short medical procedures and has the same effect as ketamine, another anesthetic that has some dissociative and psychedelic effects.
