SINGAPORE \u2013 A driver ferrying passengers from Malaysia to Singapore ran afoul of the law when he decided to transport a special consignment.<\/p>\n
Al Kaysar Aldam, 36, was found with 200 tobacco sticks, 798 disposable vaporisers, 244 disposable vaporiser cartridges and 3,885 disposable vaporiser pods in his rental vehicle on Dec 22, 2025. <\/p>\n
He was sentenced to 16 weeks\u2019 jail on Feb 24 after pleading guilty to two counts of importing imitation tobacco products. <\/p>\n
According to court documents, the Malaysian had been using vehicles from different rental companies to transport passengers to Singapore. <\/p>\n
He also rented a vehicle from a man known as Simon, who advertised the vehicle on Facebook. <\/p>\n
After a few weeks of renting the vehicle to Al Kaysar, Simon offered him a job to import vaporisers from Johor Bahru into Singapore for RM1,250 (S$400). <\/p>\n
Al Kaysar agreed on the condition that the quantities of vaporisers were not large. <\/p>\n
On Dec 22, 2025, he rented a vehicle from Simon and picked up three passengers from Johor Bahru at around midnight. <\/p>\n
His vehicle was stopped for inspection by Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers at about 1.30am, and the goods were seized. <\/p>\n
For importing imitation tobacco products, an offender can be jailed for up to six months, fined up to $10,000, or both. <\/p>\n