SINGAPORE: A car accident in Sentosa led to the discovery of 91 Kpods, or etomidate-laced vapes, in the vehicle, and the drugs were found to be for the driver’s own consumption.
Law Jia Yi was sentenced to 15 months’ and 25 weeks’ jail on Tuesday (Jan 6) after pleading guilty to seven charges for various offences, including driving without a valid licence, driving without due care and attention, methamphetamine consumption, and possession of Kpods for sale.
She was also disqualified from driving and holding a licence for 30 months.
Law was driving along Siloso Road at about 8pm on Oct 22, 2024, when she was distracted by her phone. She lost control of the car, which skidded and crashed into a railing on the road in the opposite lane.
The 23-year-old, who did not have a driving licence, rented the car from a person named “Jun Xiong” on Carousell on Oct 19, 2024.
When police officers searched the vehicle after the accident, they found a foldable knife and 98 vape pods inside. Tests conducted by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) showed that 91 of the 98 pods contained etomidate.
Law admitted that she purchased 100 pods on Oct 19, 2024, from an unknown person on Telegram for $750 and said they were for her personal consumption.
The court heard that she was previously arrested on Aug 9, 2024, for a similar offence.
At about 5.15pm that day, police officers attended to a fight inside a car at the open carpark near Yishun Avenue 5.
“Upon arriving at the scene and engaging the accused, officers found the accused in possession of 55 vape pods, one vaporiser with pod and three vaporisers without pods in her vehicle,” said HSA prosecutor Donn Praabu Dennis.
