Two Malaysian men were arrested after Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers intercepted their attempt to smuggle more than 36,000 prohibited vaping products at a Malaysia-Singapore checkpoint.
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Vaping devices. Photo from Instagram |
In a Facebook post published on Feb. 19, ICA reported that its officers stopped a Malaysia-registered lorry for inspection at Tuas Checkpoint on Feb. 2.
During the search, over 22,000 e-vaporisers and related components, as well as more than 14,000 heat-not-burn tobacco products, were found hidden within a shipment declared as cosmetics, according to AsiaOne.
The 28-year-old driver and the 21-year-old lorry attendant were arrested, and the case was referred to the Health Sciences Authority for further investigation.
Under enhanced penalties introduced on Sept. 1 last year, those convicted of importing vapes into Singapore face a jail term of up to six months, a maximum fine of $10,000, or both, for their first offence, according to The Straits Times.
