Jail, caning for man who concealed 210 Kpods in detergent powder at Woodlands Checkpoint男子在兀兰关卡将210颗Kpods藏在洗衣粉中，被判入狱并处以鞭刑。
A Singaporean, who was found with two vaporisers and 210 Kpods at Woodlands Checkpoint on Feb 6, was sentenced to three years' jail and five strokes of the cane on Friday (Oct 2).Png Swee Sheng, 39, was first charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) on Feb 10. He faced one count of importing a controlled drug, and another...
A Singaporean, who was found with two vaporisers and 210 Kpods at Woodlands Checkpoint on Feb 6, was sentenced to three years' jail and five strokes of the cane on Friday (Oct 2).
Png Swee Sheng, 39, was first charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) on Feb 10.
He faced one count of importing a controlled drug, and another count of consumption of drug outside Singapore.
Etomidate, which was then temporarily listed as a Class C controlled drug under the Act, has since been delisted and placed under a new category in the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act called "specified psychoactive substance".
Court documents seen by AsiaOne stated that Png was driving into Singapore via Woodlands Checkpoint at about 5.45am when he was stopped by Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers for a search of his vehicle.
He was found with 210 pieces of assorted vape pods and two disposable vaporisers placed inside two detergent packages, and was referred to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA).
A total of 209 Kpods were then submitted for laboratory testing, while one was handed over to the Central Narcotics Bureau for investigations.
Of these, 208 were found to contain etomidate.
Investigations revealed that Png had received a message via Telegram from an acquaintance known as "Pod", who offered him a job to deliver Kpods into Singapore.
He was purportedly offered between $500 and $800 for the delivery, and agreed to do so as he was in need of money, the court heard.
The pods were picked up from R&F Mall in Johor Bahru at about 4am on the day he was arrested.
Following his arrest, Png provided two bottles of his urine samples to CNB as stipulated under the MDA's regulations.
They tested positive for etomidate.
He later admitted to consuming a Kpod while at R&F Mall, prior to entering Singapore.
Png pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to three years' jail and five strokes of the cane on Oct 2.
Importers, sellers and distributors of etomidate e-vaporisers now face stiffer penalties under the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act.
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.
一名新加坡男子于 2 月 6 日在兀兰关卡被发现持有两台电子烟和 210 个 Kpods，于周五（10 月 2 日）被判处三年监禁和五下鞭刑。
39岁的彭瑞生于2月10日首次被控违反《滥用毒品法令》（MDA）。
他面临一项走私管制药物的指控，以及一项在新加坡境外吸食毒品的指控。
依托咪酯当时被暂时列为该法案下的 C 类管制药物，但后来被从该法案中除名，并被归入《烟草和雾化器管制法》中的一个新类别，称为“特定精神活性物质”。
亚洲新闻网看到的法庭文件显示，彭某于早上 5 点 45 分左右驾车经兀兰关卡进入新加坡时，被移民和关卡局官员拦下搜查车辆。
警方在他身上搜出 210 个不同种类的电子烟烟弹和两个一次性电子烟，这些烟弹和电子烟被藏在两个洗涤剂包装袋里。警方已将他移交卫生科学局 (HSA) 处理。
随后，共送检了 209 个 Kpod，并送交中央缉毒局进行调查。
其中，208 例被发现含有依托咪酯。
调查显示，Png 通过 Telegram 收到了一位名叫“Pod”的熟人发来的消息，对方提供给他一份工作，让他把 Kpods 运送到新加坡。
据法庭获悉，有人出价 500 至 800 美元让他送货，由于他急需用钱，所以同意了。
这些胶囊是在他被捕当天凌晨 4 点左右在柔佛新山的 R&F 商场被取走的。
被捕后，Png按照MDA的规定向CNB提供了两瓶尿样。
他们的依托咪酯检测结果呈阳性。
他后来承认在进入新加坡之前，在富力购物中心吃过一颗Kpod。
彭某对指控认罪，于 10 月 2 日被判处三年监禁和五下鞭刑。
根据《烟草和雾化器管制法》，依托咪酯电子烟的进口商、销售商和分销商现在面临更严厉的处罚。
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。