largest seizure of illegally imported Kpods in Singapore<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\nImmigration and Checkpoints Authority officers at the Woodlands Checkpoint recovered 12,273\u00a0Kpods worth over $800,000 from 161 parcels hidden in a car in May.<\/p>\n
All four Singaporeans, who are allegedly linked to a syndicate that supplied Kpods in the city-state, appeared in a district court on July 1.<\/p>\n
Three of them \u2013 Michael Jordan Tan Wei Hui, 31; Kong Qi Cong, 32; and Willy Poh Wei Li, 32 \u2013 face one charge each.<\/p>\n
Kong and Poh are accused of being in possession of Kpods, while Tan allegedly engaged in a conspiracy with another man to deliver etomidate-laced products.<\/p>\n
The fourth man, Tobias\u00a0Tan Wei An, 27,\u00a0faces two Kpod-related charges for offences including trafficking a Class C controlled drug.<\/p>\n
Drugs under the classification have lower potential for harm than Class A and Class B drugs, but are still deemed dangerous enough to warrant strict control.<\/p>\n
Such drugs include etomidate and the hypnotic drug Erimin-5 (nimetazepam).<\/p>\n
The case also involved the first suspected transnational etomidate vaporiser pod supply syndicate being investigated under the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act, said the Health Sciences Authority in an earlier statement.<\/p>\n