SINGAPORE \u2013 A former Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) captain, who is facing cheating charges over duping people into handing more than $145,000 to him<\/span><\/a>, has also been charged over vape-related offences.<\/p>\n Benjamin Song Yong Pang, 38, allegedly possessed and distributed vaping-related items at a military camp multiple times.<\/p>\n He is accused of committing the vape-related offences at Nee Soon Camp in Transit Road near Sembawang Road between 2020 and 2023.<\/p>\n Song now faces 26 charges in all including multiple counts of cheating.<\/p>\n According to court documents, Song was at the camp when he allegedly distributed three boxes of pods, a vaporiser device, and a \u201cHeetstick\u201d \u2013 an illegal tobacco product that is heated and not burnt.<\/p>\n In 2022 and 2023, he also had in his possession at the camp 10 boxes of pods and multiple disposable vaporisers.<\/p>\n Song was first hauled to court in November 2025, and handed 18 cheating charges over offences he purportedly committed between 2021 and 2024.<\/p>\n His alleged victims are said to have given him money for investments or to pay his mother\u2019s medical bills.<\/p>\n In reality, Song purportedly used the money to service his debts and expenses.<\/p>\n A spokesperson from the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) had told The Straits Times in 2025 that Song was no longer a regular serviceman with the SAF.<\/p>\n MINDEF did not mention which branch of SAF Song was from, or when his employment ended.<\/p>\n He is expected to plead guilty on May 25.<\/p>\n