Clubs, bars risk losing licence if patrons or staff caught with Kpods

Onus is on the outlet to ensure drug-laced vapes are not brought into premises: Police

- David Sun Crime Correspondent

Public entertainment outlets risk losing their licence if their staff or patrons are caught with drug-laced vapes, including devices laced with etomidate, also known as Kpods.

Etomidate has been listed as a Class C drug since Sept 1.

In response to queries from The Straits Times, a police spokesman said the onus is on the outlet to ensure drug-laced vapes are not brought into its premises.

“As part of their existing licensing conditions, public entertainment outlets are required to comply and to take all appropriate steps to ensure that the sale, consumption or trafficking of controlled drugs, including etomidate, are not committed in their premises,” he said.

The spokesman added that if caught, the public entertainment outlets will be investigated and issued demerit points that can lead to the suspension or cancellation of their licence.