Jail, caning for man involved in etomidate-linked drug operation that netted over $28k in 16 days男子因参与与依托咪酯相关的毒品交易，在16天内非法获利超过2.8万美元，被判入狱并处以鞭刑。
He was part of an unlawful operation that generated $28,300 in proceeds in September 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Tan Jia Wei was sentenced to four years and five months’ jail and three strokes of the cane on Oct 13.
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Published Oct 13, 2026, 02:00 PM
Updated Oct 13, 2026, 02:00 PM
Tan Jia Wei was part of a Kpod-linked drug operation that generated $28,300 in proceeds between Sept 10 and 25, 2025.
He had managed an account on Telegram to receive orders from customers., and was arrested in September 2025
Tan was sentenced to four years and five months’ jail, and three strokes of the cane on Oct 13.
SINGAPORE – A man will be spending time behind bars for being part of a Kpod-linked drug operation that generated $28,300 in proceeds over just 16 days between Sept 10 and 25, 2025.
Tan Jia Wei, whose offences involved the distribution of etomidate-laced vape pods, managed an account on a messaging platform to receive orders from customers.
He had also coordinated packing instructions, collected drug proceeds and recruited another man to serve as a packer within his network in the operation.
The 30-year-old was sentenced to four years and five months’ jail and three strokes of the cane on Oct 13.
He had pleaded guilty to being part of a conspiracy for another man to possess at least 461 vape cartridges for trafficking.
He also admitted to one count each of etomidate consumption and acquiring benefits of drug dealing totalling $28,300.
Court documents stated that Tan Jia Wei had operated a Kpod distribution network with two others, known only as HH and Eddison.
He also used a Telegram account to manage and coordinate the operation.
In September 2025, he roped in a 29-year-old man called Tan Ming Kuan to work as a packer.
Tan Ming Kuan was also added to a Telegram group administered by Tan Jia Wei, HH and Eddison.
The prosecution said that Tan Ming Kuan took instructions from the administrators to pack the Kpods and vape devices into separate packages, photograph the packed orders and send the pictures to the group.
He then left the packages at various secluded locations, where an unnamed driver from the group would collect them later.
Tan Jia Wei also used Telegram to communicate with customers, forward orders to Tan Ming Kuan and coordinate the operation.
Customers paid for their Kpod orders via bank transfers to Tan Ming Kuan’s bank account.
At the end of each day, he retained $5 per order as his earnings and withdrew the remaining amount to pass to Tan Jia Wei, who earned up to $200 for each batch of cash collected.
Each Kpod was sold to customers for $60 to $70.
The prosecution said that a total of $28,300 was handed over by Tan Ming Kuan to Tan Jia Wei between Sept 10 and 25, 2025.
The amount represented the proceeds from Kpod sales.
Court documents did not disclose how the offences came to light, but at around 6.20am on Sept 25, 2025, officers from the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) went to Tan Ming Kuan’s home and arrested him.
They also seized multiple etomidate-laced vape pods and $3,500 in cash.
CNB officers went to Tan Jia Wei’s home at around 4.40pm that day and arrested him.
His urine samples were later found to contain traces of etomidate, as he had earlier smoked Kpods containing the substance.
He was granted bail of $30,000 on Oct 13 and is expected to begin serving his sentence on Nov 10.
Shaffiq Alkhatib is The Straits Times’ court correspondent, covering mainly criminal cases heard at the State Courts.
10月13日，谭嘉伟被判处四年零五个月监禁和三下鞭刑。
《海峡时报》摄影：KELVIN CHNG
发布于2026年10月13日下午2:00
更新于2026年10月13日下午2:00
谭嘉伟参与了与 Kpod 有关联的毒品交易，该交易在 2025 年 9 月 10 日至 25 日期间获利 28,300 美元。
他曾在 Telegram 上开设账户接收客户订单，并于 2025 年 9 月被捕。
10月13日，谭被判处四年零五个月监禁，并处以三下鞭刑。
新加坡——一名男子因参与与 Kpod 有关的毒品交易而被判入狱，该交易在 2025 年 9 月 10 日至 25 日的短短 16 天内非法获利 28,300 美元。
谭嘉伟的罪行涉及分销掺有依托咪酯的电子烟烟弹，他通过即时通讯平台管理一个账户来接收客户的订单。
他还协调了包装指令，收取了毒资，并招募了另一名男子在他的网络内担任包装员。
10 月 13 日，这名 30 岁的男子被判处四年零五个月监禁和三下鞭刑。
他承认参与了一项阴谋，帮助另一名男子持有至少 461 个电子烟烟弹进行贩卖。
他还承认一项服用依托咪酯的罪名和一项从毒品交易中获利的罪名，总计获利 28,300 美元。
法庭文件显示，谭嘉伟曾与另外两人（只知道他们分别叫HH和Eddison）一起经营Kpod分销网络。
他还使用 Telegram 账号来管理和协调行动。
2025年9月，他招募了一名29岁的男子谭明宽（音译）担任包装工。
Tan Ming Kuan 也被添加到由 Tan Jia Wei、HH 和 Eddison 管理的 Telegram 群组中。
检方称，谭明宽奉管理员指示，将Kpods和电子烟设备分装到不同的包裹中，拍摄包装好的订单照片，并将照片发送给群组。
然后他把包裹放在各个偏僻的地方，之后由该团伙中一名身份不明的司机来取走。
谭嘉伟还使用 Telegram 与客户沟通，将订单转发给谭明宽并协调运营。
顾客通过银行转账向 Tan Ming Kuan 的银行账户支付 Kpod 订单款项。
每天结束时，他每笔订单保留 5 美元作为自己的收入，并将剩余的金额交给谭嘉伟，谭嘉伟每收到一批现金最多可赚取 200 美元。
每个 Kpod 的售价为 60 至 70 美元。
检方称，2025年9月10日至25日期间，谭明宽共向谭嘉伟支付了28300美元。
该金额代表Kpod销售所得。
法庭文件没有透露这些罪行是如何被发现的，但在 2025 年 9 月 25 日上午 6 点 20 分左右，中央肃毒局 (CNB) 的官员前往陈明宽的家中将其逮捕。
他们还缴获了多个含有依托咪酯的电子烟烟弹和 3500 美元现金。
当天下午4点40分左右，中央肃毒局人员前往陈嘉伟的住所将其逮捕。
后来发现他的尿液样本中含有依托咪酯的痕迹，因为他之前吸食过含有这种物质的Kpods。
10 月 13 日，他获准以 3 万美元保释，预计将于 11 月 10 日开始服刑。
沙菲克·阿尔哈提卜是《海峡时报》的法庭记者，主要报道国家法院审理的刑事案件。