6 members of Singapore syndicate hawking vapes from Malaysia get jail, fines

The vape syndicate ran in three tiers, with syndicate leaders at the top and distributors on two rungs.

(Top row, from left) Local syndicate leader Tey Ler Wei, local distributor Teo Jin Rui and area distributor Tan Boon Hao. (Bottom row, from left) Area distributors Feelix Teo Wang Chye, Iu Bing Yuan and Nigel Khing Yao Zhi. (Photos: CNA/Ooi Boon Keong)

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SINGAPORE: Six members of a local syndicate that distributed electronic vaporisers from Malaysia using two warehouses in Singapore were sentenced to jail and fined on Friday (Oct 23).

The organised crime syndicate operated in a hierarchy, with syndicate leaders taking instructions from a person based in Malaysia and known only as "Nobody".

The six Singaporean men who were sentenced on Friday were: Tey Ler Wei, 30, Teo Jin Rui, 29, Tan Boon Hao, 31, Feelix Teo Wang Chye, 30, Iu Bing Yuan, 38, and Nigel Khing Yao Zhi, 28.

Tey, who was a local syndicate leader, received 25 months' jail and a fine of S$100,000 (US$78,000).

Teo, next highest in rank of the lot as a local distributor operating a warehouse in Lentor, was sentenced to 21 months' jail and a fine of S$100,000.

The other four, who were area distributors on the lowest rung of the syndicate, received 10 months' jail each and fines of between S$8,000 and S$24,000.

The syndicate ran from mid-2022 to Oct 16, 2025, distributing vapes imported from Malaysia.

Tey was roped into the group by co-accused Wong Ee Wei, one of the local syndicate leaders.

Tey started out as an area distributor, receiving packed orders from local distributors and delivering them to customers who placed orders with "Nobody".

Each area distributor was assigned a specific postal area, reporting any unsuccessful deliveries to the group and collecting the payments in cash.

Tey did this for about a year, earning an average of S$5,500 per month.

In mid-2023, he rose in rank and began working as a local distributor in a warehouse in Mandai Road.

He earned S$8,000 a month in this role, helping run the warehouses, receiving supply deliveries, packing parcels and landing them to area distributors.

After 18 months as a local distributor, Tey took over management of the warehouse in Mandai Road from Wong, as a local syndicate leader.

Wong became a "sleeping partner" receiving 70 per cent of the earnings.

As local syndicate leader from December 2024, Tey earned at least S$4,500 a month. He also recruited others as distributors.

Tey also sold vapes to customers through resellers or agents who placed orders directly with him, directing distributors to prepare their delivery orders.

He had a 50-50 profit sharing arrangement with the resellers or agents, after deducting the cost of the vapes.

Tey estimated that he earned about S$18,000 per month in monthly additional income from direct orders.

In total across his time with the syndicate, Tey earned about S$435,000.

On Oct 16, 2025, the authorities swept in and seized more than 57,000 vapes and related components from the syndicate's two warehouses.

Tey was arrested on Oct 23, 2025.

In a sentencing table, the prosecution set out proposed sentences for each of the six members, with the highest sentence being sought for Tey.

They pegged Tey's culpability as high, followed by Teo, whose culpability was medium as a local distributor.

The remaining four members had low culpability as area distributors.

Two other local syndicate leaders had been sentenced previously . Wong received 25 months' jail and a fine of S$100,000, while Kenneth Tan Hong Chang was sentenced to 45 months' jail, a fine of S$36,000 and a driving ban.

For being a member of a locally linked organised criminal group, a person can be jailed for up to five years or fined up to S$100,000, or both.

For conspiring to possess vapes for sale, an offender can be jailed for up to six months or fined up to S$10,000, or both.

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电子烟集团分为三个层级，集团领导人位于顶层，分销商位于下两层。

（上排，从左至右）本地集团负责人郑乐伟、本地经销商张金瑞和区域经销商陈文豪。（下排，从左至右）区域经销商张旺才、姚炳元和庆耀志。（图片：CNA/Ooi Boon Keong）

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新加坡：一个利用新加坡两个仓库从马来西亚分销电子烟的本地犯罪团伙的六名成员于周五（10 月 23 日）被判入狱并处以罚款。

该有组织犯罪集团实行等级制度，集团领导人听命于一名身在马来西亚、代号为“无名氏”的人。

周五被判刑的六名新加坡男子分别是：30岁的郑乐伟、29岁的张金瑞、31岁的陈文豪、30岁的张旺财、38岁的余炳元和28岁的姜耀志。

当地犯罪团伙头目 Tey 被判处 25 个月监禁，并被罚款 10 万新加坡元（7.8 万美元）。

Teo是这群人中级别第二高的，他是Lentor的一家本地分销商，经营着一个仓库。他被判处21个月监禁和10万新元罚款。

其余四人是该犯罪集团最底层的区域分销商，每人被判处 10 个月监禁，并处以 8000 新元至 24000 新元不等的罚款。

该犯罪团伙从 2022 年年中至 2025 年 10 月 16 日期间运作，分销从马来西亚进口的电子烟。

Tey是被同案被告人Wong Ee Wei（当地犯罪集团头目之一）拉入该团伙的。

Tey 最初是一家区域分销商，从当地分销商处接收包装好的订单，然后将它们交付给向“Nobody”下订单的客户。

每个区域分销商都被分配了一个特定的邮政区域，负责向集团报告任何投递失败的情况，并以现金方式收取款项。

Tey 这样做了大约一年，平均每月收入 5,500 新元。

2023 年年中，他晋升为本地分销商，开始在万代路的一个仓库工作。

他担任此职位每月可赚取 8,000 新元，负责协助管理仓库、接收物资、打包包裹并将其运送给区域分销商。

在担任当地经销商 18 个月后，Tey 从当地集团头目 Wong 手中接管了位于 Mandai Road 的仓库的管理权。

黄成了“卧底合伙人”，获得了70%的收益。

自2024年12月起担任当地集团头目以来，Tey每月至少收入4500新元。他还招募其他人成为分销商。

Tey 还通过经销商或代理商向顾客销售电子烟，这些经销商或代理商直接向他下订单，并指示分销商准备发货订单。

在扣除电子烟的成本后，他与经销商或代理商达成了五五分成的利润分成协议。

Tey估计他每月从直接订单中获得的额外收入约为18000新元。

在加入犯罪集团期间，Tey 总共赚取了约 435,000 新元。

2025年10月16日，当局突袭了该犯罪集团的两个仓库，查获了超过57000个电子烟及相关组件。

Tey于2025年10月23日被捕。

在量刑表中，检方列出了对六名成员中每一人的拟议刑期，其中对 Tey 寻求的刑期最高。

他们认为 Tey 的罪责很高，其次是 Teo，作为当地分销商，他的罪责中等。

其余四名成员作为区域分销商，罪责较轻。

此前，另有两名本地犯罪集团头目已被判刑。黄某被判处25个月监禁和10万新元罚款，而陈鸿昌则被判处45个月监禁、3.6万新元罚款和吊销驾照。

加入本地有组织犯罪集团的人，可被判处最高五年监禁或最高 10 万新元罚款，或两者并罚。

串谋持有电子烟用于销售者，可被判处最高六个月监禁或最高 10,000 新元罚款，或两者并罚。

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