SINGAPORE \u2013 More than 444 vaporisers and related items were seized at Singapore\u2019s air, land and sea checkpoints between July 20 and 23.<\/p>\n
These seizures involved 56 cases of travellers found possessing vaporisers, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in a Facebook post on July 24.<\/p>\n
About 77 per cent of cases involved short-term visitors, with the remaining 23 per cent Singapore residents \u2013 citizens, permanent residents and long-term pass holders, said ICA.<\/p>\n
Vaping is illegal in Singapore.<\/p>\n
Those caught using vapes can be fined up to $10,000, while sellers can be handed fines of up to $200,000 and six years\u2019 jail. Smugglers can be fined up to $300,000 and jailed for nine years.<\/p>\n
For foreign arrivals, short-term visitors who reoffend will be banned from re-entering Singapore, said ICA.<\/p>\n
Similarly, long-term residents who reoffend may have their passes revoked on a third offence. They may be deported and banned from re-entering Singapore.<\/p>\n