Man who helped deliver vapes jailed 24 weeks

At the carpark, he waited to receive the vapes from another van, driven by an unknown person.

Once the goods were loaded onto his van, Wong was instructed to drive to Sungei Kadut to make another delivery.

When he gave the delivery code to one of the workers stationed at the building at about 7.30pm, he was detained.

Court documents showed that Customs officers had earlier discovered about 5,000 vaporisers inside a trailer in the building.

They questioned the office manager of the company which occupied the premises, who said she did not know about the vapes as the shipment manifest stated that the cartons contained skincare medication.

The office manager then contacted a person named “Bernard Lim”, whose details were listed on the shipment manifest, informing him to collect the goods at the office. Lim said he would send a delivery person to collect the consignment.

During this time, officers from the Health Sciences Authority mounted a controlled delivery operation at the premises, which led to Wong’s arrest.

While under investigation for his vape offences, Wong’s passport was impounded by HSA officers. He was also told that he could not leave the country.

On March 7, 2025, Wong submitted an online application for a new passport as he wanted to travel to Malaysia for a wedding photo shoot.

In the application, he wrote that he had lost his passport. Court documents do not indicate how he was caught.

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said it takes a very serious view of people who provide false or misleading information or conceal material facts in their passport or travel document applications.

Said the authority: “We will deal with them firmly. If convicted, he or she faces a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, or both.”

For the possession of vapes for sale, an offender can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to six months, or both.