Jail Term for Man Who Packed Vape Products Reduced to 1 Month on Appeal

A polytechnic graduate who wanted to earn some money while waiting to enlist for national service decided to take on a packing job that paid $20 an hour.

- Selina Lum

For 3 1/2 months, Tan Teck Jin packed illegal e-vaporisers and vaporiser pods at a warehouse unit in Mandai. He was estimated to have received about $7,500 in total.

Tan, who is now 22 years old, was initially sentenced to eight months' jail and a fine of $12,000.

On March 21, his sentence was reduced to a month's jail and a fine of $6,000 after he appealed to the High Court.

Tan was one of five runners who were detained at the warehouse unit in March 2023, in an operation where $3.1 million worth of e-vaporisers and related components were seized.