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Nearly 18,000 Caught Over 15 Months for Possession, Use of Vapes; Over $41m Worth of Items Seized
The Straits Times
|May 17, 2025
Close to 18,000 people were caught between January 2024 and March 2025 for the possession and use of e-vaporisers after the authorities stepped up enforcement efforts.
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) and Ministry of Health said in a joint statement on May 16 that e-vaporisers and related components worth more than $41 million were seized in the course of the 15 months.
HSA also led 50 successful operations against large-scale syndicates that dealt in such products. It prosecuted 27 offenders – 20 men and seven women aged between 20 and 46 – for failing to pay their composition fines, and took another 60 people to court for selling e-vaporisers.
Those who failed to pay on time for their vaping offences faced harsher penalties, such as higher fines or longer jail sentences, said the authorities.
The group of 60 includes two people linked to an e-vaporiser syndicate case that involved more than $5 million worth of the devices.
This story is from the May 17, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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