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SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old man has been charged after 600 etomidate vape pods were allegedly found hidden in his car at Woodlands Checkpoint.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Muhammad Adel Dilly Del Mohamed Hanif was driving into Singapore on Sep 20 when he was directed for enhanced checks by Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers.<\/span><\/p>\n The vape pods were found wrapped in black plastic packaging and concealed within the frame of the car’s centre console, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Wednesday (Sep 30).<\/span><\/p>\n HSA officers were alerted and seized 600 vape pods. Laboratory tests subsequently confirmed that they contained etomidate.<\/p>\n Hanif was charged on Sep 22 over the alleged importation of etomidate vaporiser pods.<\/p>\n In a separate case, an 18-year-old was charged after 12 etomidate vaporiser pods were found in a deregistered car at Punggol Field.<\/span><\/p>\n HSA officers were alerted by the Traffic Police on Sep 22. The driver, Corey Ng Teng Yi, was detained at the scene.<\/p>\n Laboratory tests confirmed that the pods contained etomidate, HSA said. The pods were allegedly intended for supply.<\/p>\n Ng was charged on Sep 24. The Singapore Police Force is also investigating him for allegedly driving a deregistered car without a licence.<\/p>\n Etomidate and its analogues are listed as Specified Psychoactive Substances under the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act.<\/span><\/p>\n Those convicted of importing etomidate face between three and 20 years’ jail and five to 15 strokes of the cane.<\/span><\/p>\n18-YEAR-OLD CHARGED<\/h2>\n