SINGAPORE – A woman, who was using an e-cigarette device with a pod when two Health Sciences Authority (HSA) officers spotted her, managed to flee after her boyfriend got into a scuffle with one of the officers.
The law caught up with Low Hui Min after the officers alerted the police and she later gave a statement to the authorities, admitting that she had used the device in March 2024.
HSA officers also went to her home in April that year and uncovered three pods.
On Dec 4, Low, 32, was fined $2,700 after she pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including being in possession of an e-cigarette device.
Court documents stated that the two HSA officers were patrolling near Choa Chu Kang LRT station on March 15, 2024, when they saw her using an e-cigarette with a pod.
HSA prosecutor Donn Praabu Dennis said that Low’s boyfriend, Kang Boon Khoon, was with her at the time.
The two HSA officers approached Low and told her she had the unlawful devices in her possession.
They asked her to hand them over and to present her identity card for the purpose of issuing a ticket.
