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HSA intensifies crackdown on vapes; young suspected Kpod peddlers nabbed in Bishan, Yishun
Vapes that contain vape juice mixed with potent ingredients like etomidate or ketamine are known as Kpods.
ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
In total, HSA officers seized 28 vape devices and 814 vape pods from the car.
ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
Officers found multiple folders, each named with different brands of Kpods such as “Zombie” or “USDT”.
ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
Summary
- HSA officers arrested a 27-year-old "delivery man" and seized 28 vape devices and 814 vape pods, many being "Kpods" (etomidate-laced vapes), after a dramatic car chase.
- Raids on a residence found four disoriented individuals, believed to be nightclub colleagues, with 219 vapes; the number of etomidate-laced vape pod cases has nearly tripled.
- Singapore has seized over $41 million worth of vapes since 2024, with 14,600 people caught in 2024 alone; HSA collaborates with platforms to remove online listings.
SINGAPORE - The ongoing crackdown on e-vaporisers turned dramatic on July 10 when an enforcement officer dived into a moving car to stop a suspected peddler from escaping.
The scene played out on Bishan Street 13, when the alleged pusher tried to escape during an operation by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA).
As HSA officers moved in to surround the car, the driver revved his engine and tried to speed away.
One officer opened the left front door and jumped in, which forced the driver to stop about 50 metres away.
The Straits Times, posing as an interested buyer online, had contacted four sellers who were pushing e-vaporisers and etomidate-laced pods, or “Kpods” on social media platforms including Telegram.
Vapes that contain vape juice mixed with potent ingredients like etomidate or ketamine are known as Kpods.
Etomidate is currently classified as a poison under the Poisons Act. This means a licence is required for its importation or sale.
Under the Act, those found in possession or found using pods containing etomidate can be jailed for up to two years, fined up to $10,000, or both.
One seller responded within minutes, saying he could sell two Kpods for $140, including delivery.
After a brief exchange of messages, the peddler agreed to meet at Bishan, saying a “delivery man” would drop off the item.
At 3.45pm, a grey car arrived at the location and an HSA officer, posing as the buyer, approached the car.
The officer identified himself as an enforcement agent and the man panicked and tried to make a getaway. That was when another officer jumped into the car as it accelerated.
After the man was detained, officers searched his car and found several white envelopes filled with Kpods that had been marked for delivery.
Officers also found multiple folders, each named with different brands of Kpods such as “Zombie” or “USDT”.
In total, HSA officers seized 28 vape devices and 814 vape pods from the man’s car. ST understands the majority of the pods may be Kpods.
The haul was larger than anticipated. The suspect, who is 27 years old, claimed he was just the delivery man.
Officers later raided his residence nearby and found a small stash of vape and related components in his bedroom.
He was the second young peddler to be caught within a matter of weeks.
Vapes that contain vape juice mixed with potent ingredients like etomidate or ketamine are known as Kpods. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
Acting on a tip-off, HSA had raided a residence in the vicinity of Yishun Avenue 6 on June 23, where they caught a 22-year-old woman.
Three of her friends - two women, aged 22 and 33, and a 32-year-old man - were also in the flat.
The four suspects appeared disorientated and groggy when HSA officers checked them. The suspects later claimed to have inhaled Kpods just before the raid.
HSA officers found 219 vapes and its related components. A large proportion of the products are believed to be Kpods.
ST, who accompanied the enforcement officers on the raid, understands the four are colleagues from a nightclub.
The 22-year-old woman, who works as a hostess, had allegedly sold Kpods on social media. Her customers included her colleagues.
More raids The operation was one of many HSA has been conducting to tackle the vaping scourge, which has become more insidious with the influx of drug-laced vapes.
The with trying to break into a warehouse HSA uses to store evidence, including confiscated vapes.
They were planning to steal vapes seized by HSA.
The men were allegedly working for one Chua Wee Ming, who had imported vapes and its related components into Singapore for distribution.
Chua is said to be connected to the $6 million worth of e-vaporisers and related components seized by HSA.
As part of efforts to tackle vaping, HSA also collaborates with e-commerce and social media platforms to take down e-vaporiser online listings.
It said: “More than 6,800 listings of e-vaporisers and related components online were removed from January 2024 to March 2025. This was more than double the 3,100 listings removed in 2023.”
HSA added that 15 individuals were also identified and fined for posting photographs or videos of e-vaporisers on their social media accounts in the same period.
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