Vaping/E-cigarettes

Etomidate’s temporary listing as Class C drug to continue as MOH finalises new vape laws: Shanmugam

The temporary provisions, which allowed the authorities to introduce tougher penalties to deal with those who abuse and traffic etomidate, were slated to expire on Feb 28.

Jail for Kpod user who went on the run, punched girlfriend and threatened others with knife

On Feb 5, Muhammad Nursyahfiq Mazlan was sentenced to one year and 26 weeks’ jail after pleading guilty to seven offences, with eleven other offences taken into consideration.

Alleged Kpod trafficker charged after pointing knife at man at Whampoa carpark

Yeo Zhi Xiang was charged with one count of trafficking 79 pods with etomidate.

Jail for man who delivered vapes after suffering gambling losses

Lee Wenjie was detained by HSA officers in July 2024 at a commercial building where he packed the vapes.

South Korea to regulate e-cigarettes by classifying them as tobacco products

The revision to the Tobacco Business Act is set to take effect April 24, expanding the legal definition of tobacco.

77 traffic accidents involved suspected drug or etomidate use between 2023 and 2025: Shanmugam

On Aug 30, 2025, a car accident along Hougang Ave 2 saw two men being arrested over drug-related offences. One of the drivers had a backpack of vapes in his vehicle.

Singaporean man among two nabbed in Johor raids on syndicate peddling drug-laced vapes

Johor police chief Ab Rahaman Arsad (centre) said the first suspect acted as a distributor, while the second was believed to manage the syndicate’s finances.

59 large-scale vape smuggling cases detected by HSA and ICA in 2025; 230,000 vapes and parts seized

MOH and HSA had said on Jan 29 that in the last four months of 2025, a total of 3,534 people were caught and fined for owning and using vapes.

Certis officers charged over claims they kept vapes, contraband cigarettes dumped in HSA bins

(Top row, from left) Reggie Choo Beng Kwang, Sufian Mohamed, Olivia Chan Wei Ying.
(Middle row, from left) Muhammad Syafiq Tahar, Muhammad Khairul Izzul Shah Abdul Karim, Muhammad Faddley Abdul Wahid.
(Bottom row, from left) Mohamed Fiaros Mohamed Zakaria, Nurazmy Yusoff, Tan Wee Keong.

Over 3,500 people caught for possession and use of vapes in last four months of 2025

A total of 268 offenders have been placed on rehabilitation programmes, with 15 people failing to turn up for their first appointment.

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