Malaysian teen allegedly found with more than 1,200 Kpods at Tuas Checkpoint charged with trafficking一名马来西亚青少年据称在图阿斯关卡被发现持有超过1200个Kpods，被控贩运毒品
A 17-year-old was charged on Sept 4 for allegedly trafficking 1,264 etomidate vaporiser pods into Singapore via Tuas Checkpoint.The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Thursday (Sept 10) that the teen was caught during an enhanced check by Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers at Tuas Checkpoint on Sept 3. There, ICA search and examination officers uncovered 14 parcels of...
A 17-year-old was charged on Sept 4 for allegedly trafficking 1,264 etomidate vaporiser pods into Singapore via Tuas Checkpoint.
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Thursday (Sept 10) that the teen was caught during an enhanced check by Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers at Tuas Checkpoint on Sept 3.
There, ICA search and examination officers uncovered 14 parcels of vaporiser pods in his motorcycle and alerted the authority.
HSA officers who took over the investigation found that the parcels contained 1,264 vaporiser pods, with subsequent laboratory testing confirming that they contained etomidate.
They were allegedly intended for supply.
While HSA did not identify the nationality of the teen since he is a minor, AsiaOne notes that the legal age to ride a motorcycle in Singapore is 18, while in Malaysia the minimum age is 16.
Following his arrest on Sept 3, he was charged the next day and remanded for a week to assist with further investigations.
His case was mentioned on Sept 9, and the next hearing will be on Oct 7.
In its statement, HSA warned would-be perpetrators that it takes a serious view of vaporiser and etomidate trafficking offences
Importers, sellers and distributors of etomidate e-vaporisers face stiffer penalties under the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act , which came into effect on May 1.
If convicted, importers can be jailed for three to 20 years and receive five to 15 strokes of the cane, while sellers and distributors can be jailed for two to 10 years and receive two to five strokes of the cane.
9月4日，一名17岁少年被控涉嫌通过大士关卡向新加坡走私1264个依托咪酯电子烟烟弹。
卫生科学局（HSA）周四（9月10日）表示，这名青少年于9月3日在大士关卡被移民与关卡局（ICA）官员加强检查时抓获。
在那里，ICA搜查和检查人员在他的摩托车上发现了14包电子烟烟弹，并通知了当局。
接手调查的卫生科学局官员发现，包裹内装有 1264 个电子烟烟弹，随后的实验室测试证实，这些烟弹含有依托咪酯。
据称这些物资原本是用于供应的。
虽然新加坡卫生科学局 (HSA) 没有透露这名青少年的国籍（因为他是未成年人），但 AsiaOne 指出，在新加坡骑摩托车的法定年龄是 18 岁，而在马来西亚，最低年龄是 16 岁。
他于9月3日被捕，第二天被起诉，并被还押一周以协助进一步调查。
他的案件于9月9日被提及，下次听证会将于10月7日举行。
英国卫生科学局在声明中警告潜在的犯罪分子，该局对贩运电子烟和依托咪酯的行为持严肃态度。
根据 5 月 1 日生效的《烟草和雾化器管制法》，依托咪酯电子烟的进口商、销售商和分销商将面临更严厉的处罚。
如果罪名成立，进口商可被判处 3 至 20 年监禁，并处以 5 至 15 下鞭刑；而销售商和分销商可被判处 2 至 10 年监禁，并处以 2 至 5 下鞭刑。