Driver jailed 16 weeks for importing vapes, tobacco sticks into Singapore
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Al Kaysar Aldam pleaded guilty to two counts of importing imitation tobacco products.
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- A Malaysian driver, Al Kaysar Aldam, was caught by ICA officers attempting to smuggle a large quantity of vapes and tobacco sticks into Singapore.
- Aldam pleaded guilty to importing imitation tobacco products and was sentenced to 16 weeks' jail on February 24.
- He agreed to import vaporisers from Johor Bahru for RM1,250 (S$406) after being offered the job by a man named "Simon".
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SINGAPORE – A driver ferrying passengers from Malaysia to Singapore ran afoul of the law when he decided to transport a special consignment.
Al Kaysar Aldam, 36, was found with 200 tobacco sticks, 798 disposable vaporisers, 244 disposable vaporiser cartridges and 3,885 disposable vaporiser pods in his rental vehicle on Dec 22, 2025.
He was sentenced to 16 weeks’ jail on Feb 24 after pleading guilty to two counts of importing imitation tobacco products.
According to court documents, the Malaysian had been using vehicles from different rental companies to transport passengers to Singapore.
He also rented a vehicle from a man known as Simon, who advertised the vehicle on Facebook.
After a few weeks of renting the vehicle to Al Kaysar, Simon offered him a job to import vaporisers from Johor Bahru into Singapore for RM1,250 (S$400).
Al Kaysar agreed on the condition that the quantities of vaporisers were not large.
On Dec 22, 2025, he rented a vehicle from Simon and picked up three passengers from Johor Bahru at around midnight.
His vehicle was stopped for inspection by Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers at about 1.30am, and the goods were seized.
For importing imitation tobacco products, an offender can be jailed for up to six months, fined up to $10,000, or both.
