Over 5 months’ jail for man who sold Kpods, drove car without licence
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Muhammad Izham Rasol pleaded guilty to a total of seven charges.
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SINGAPORE – A man who committed a slew of vape and traffic offences was sentenced to five months and 11 weeks’ jail on Nov 11.
Muhammad Izham Rasol, 24, pleaded guilty to a total of seven charges – including the possession of Kpods for sale, driving without a licence and possession of an extendable baton.
Another 10 charges for similar offences were taken into consideration for sentencing.
Court documents showed that Izham was caught by police officers at about 1.20am on Jan 17 at a club in Peninsula Shopping Centre.
When the officers searched him, they found five Kpods, or vapes laced with etomidate. Izham told them he had been using Kpods since December 2024, and had purchased the five pods in Geylang Lorong 18.
Inside Izham’s vehicle, the officers found a Ziploc bag containing seven sachets of Kpods and a stack of cash amounting to $1,850, which was bundled together with his ATM card.
Telegram and WhatsApp chats on his phone contained messages about the sale of vapes and Kpods.
The officers also found two vapes and two pods in Izham’s friend’s car, which he claimed were for his own use.
On Feb 9, Izham tried to flee when police officers caught him again for the suspected sale of Kpods at Coleman Street.
A vape and 18 etomidate-laced pods
Izham later admitted to officers that the pods were for sale. He had bought each pod for $20 and had planned to sell them for $50 to $80.
Etomidate was listed as a Class C drug from Sept 1, when tougher laws took effect, with trafficking offences carrying a maximum penalty of 10 years’ jail and five strokes of the cane
As Izham was selling the Kpods before the new laws, the maximum penalty for his offence is a jail sentence of up to two years and a fine of up to $10,000.
For possession of a weapon of offence, an offender can be jailed for up to two years, fined, or both.
For driving without a licence, an offender can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to three years, or both.
To report vaping-related offences, call the Health Sciences Authority hotline on 6684-2036 or 6684-2037 from 9am to 9pm daily, including public holidays.
Reports can also be made online at www.go.gov.sg/reportvape
