ICA foils bid to smuggle more than 120,000 vaping products in largest haul since April 2022

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ICA foils bid to smuggle more than 120,000 vaping products in largest haul since April 2022
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Disposable e-vaporisers and refill pods were found hidden among household detergents. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE – The authorities busted an attempt to smuggle more than 120,000 vaping products into Singapore, the largest haul of such products since land borders reopened between Singapore and Malaysia in April 2022.

In a Facebook post on Monday, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said its officers at Tuas Checkpoint found disposable e-vaporisers and refill pods hidden among household detergent in a Malaysia-registered lorry last Tuesday.ICA said: “As guardians of our borders, ICA is committed to facilitating trade and safe travels while keeping Singapore’s borders safe and secure.

Anyone convicted of selling, offering for sale, possessing for sale, importing or distributing e-vaporisers can be fined up to $10,000 and jailed for up to six months.𝐍𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 On 6 June 2023, ICA officers at Tuas Checkpoint foiled an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of...

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