More than two months’ jail for Malaysian man caught delivering vapes in Singapore for extra income

Ang was instructed to enter Singapore and collect parcels from an HDB flat in Sembawang between 5pm and 6pm, along with a list of the delivery locations for the parcels.

For cash-on-delivery orders, he was to collect the money and pass it to “Kenny” when he returned to Malaysia.

On Aug 28, customs officers saw Ang placing two blue-coloured IKEA bags into a vehicle in Wellington Circle in Sembawang.

After following him for a while, they stopped him in Ang Mo Kio Street 65 at about 5.45pm and found in the bags several white polymailer bags containing e-vaporisers and related components.

Health Sciences Authority (HSA) officers called to the scene seized 115 e-vaporisers and 258 vaporiser components.

Ang was aware the parcels contained e-vaporisers and knew that these items were illegal in Singapore, HSA prosecutor Aditya Naidu said.

In mitigation, Ang asked for leniency as this was his first brush with the law.

“The past few months have been dire because I have been unable to return home, and I have lost my job as a result,” he said.

Since Sept 1, harsher penalties have been introduced for vape-related offences.

Those caught vaping can be fined up to S$700, while subsequent offenders can face prosecution and be fined up to S$2,000.

For selling e-vaporisers, an offender can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to six months, or both. – The Straits Times/ANN