{"id":14803,"date":"2025-11-27T06:51:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T22:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=14803"},"modified":"2025-11-27T06:51:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T22:51:39","slug":"woman-found-with-over-1200-tobacco-sticks-vapes-at-changi-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=14803","title":{"rendered":"Woman found with over 1,200 tobacco sticks, vapes at Changi Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->A foreign woman has been referred to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) after the Singapore employment pass holder allegedly tried to smuggle e-vaporisers, related components and tobacco sticks into Singapore.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a Facebook post on Nov 25, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said the incident happened during baggage screening at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on Nov 23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The 39-year-old South Korean woman was asked by ICA officers if she had anything to declare and she said no.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">ICA officers then screened her belongings and found two<!-- --> vapes, more than 50 vape pods and more than 1,200 heat sticks<!-- --> in her possession, ICA said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Heat sticks are devices that heat tobacco without setting it alight, allowing users to inhale nicotine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The case was referred to the HSA for further investigations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"portrait inline-media-wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-article-portrait:1140 \/ 680\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/tags\/e-cigarettesvaping\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_self\" data-testid=\"inline-image-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/f6b9357f3de03e2009117cd96e383dcc233bcb59e4f155b782cc2424c72fbde7?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/f6b9357f3de03e2009117cd96e383dcc233bcb59e4f155b782cc2424c72fbde7?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/f6b9357f3de03e2009117cd96e383dcc233bcb59e4f155b782cc2424c72fbde7?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/f6b9357f3de03e2009117cd96e383dcc233bcb59e4f155b782cc2424c72fbde7\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><iframe class=\"responsive-iframe-base podcast aspect-landscape podcast-embed\" title=\"podcast embed\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/the-usual-place\/playlists\/the-usual-place\/embed?style=cover\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer;falseclipboard-write; 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