Young people in Singapore are being drawn into a new role by criminal syndicates running the illegal vaping trade. They are asked to rent homes in their own names and then hand over the keys to organised groups that use the flats to store e-vaporisers. When raids happen, it is usually the tenants who are […]
Tag: E-Vape
4,000+ cases of illegal vaping reported in Singapore in 2023 and 2024, says MoS Health
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) of Singapore had received 4,000 to 5,000 reports of illegal vaping in the country in 2023 and 2024. These reports were sent to HSA by the Singapore Police Force. In at least one case, the parents of the child caught vaping had brought the child to the police station.
Singapore sets SGD 2,000 as first-offence fine for all, including students, caught with e-vaporisers
Overall, from January 1 to March 31, 2024, more than 2,200 individuals have been caught for possession or use of e-vaporisers in Singapore.
HSA officials nab 176 people for possessing e-vape at ZoukOut 2023
At least 176 individuals attending the ZoukOut 2023 dance music festival were caught by Health Sciences Authority (HSA) officials for possessing e-vaporisers. The operation was carried out on 2 and 3 December, as per an official statement. The said festival was held at Siloso Beach in Sentosa. The offenders’ age ranged from 18 to 51 […]
