SINGAPORE – A South Korean man was arrested at Changi Airport on March 27 after the authorities foiled his attempt to smuggle heat sticks, vaporisers and related components into Singapore.
The 27-year-old South Korean national was directed for further checks after he told Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) baggage officers at Changi Airport Terminal 2 that he had no items to declare, ICA said in a Facebook post on April 6.
Officers detected anomalies during a scan and carried out a thorough search of the man’s belongings, uncovering more than 2,000 heat sticks – battery-operated devices that heat rather than burn tobacco – and over 130 vapes and related components, ICA said.
The man was arrested and the case has been referred to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for further investigation.
