17 people fined more than $114k, 5 of them jailed for selling electronic vaporisers

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Over $170k worth of e-vaporisers and components seized; most being sold on social media, e-commerce platforms. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - Seventeen people have been convicted and fined a total of more than $114,000 for the sale of electronic vaporisers here, with five of them receiving additional jail sentences.

HSA highlighted a case of a woman who smuggled e-vaporisers from Johor Bahru with the help of her husband and an employee of her e-vaporiser business. Investigations showed that Neo gave Lim money to buy the illegal products from China, which were then stored at Neo's residence before being sold. Most of these products were being sold on social media and e-commerce platforms. PHOTO: HEALTH SCIENCES AUTHORITY

Between February 2018 and December 2021, 6,842 people were caught and taken to task for this, said HSA.The authority said in its statement:"HSA conducts active online surveillance and will continue to take strong enforcement actions against those selling e-vaporisers and related components."

 

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This is when u realise that the Singapore tobacco/canabis/alcohol policy is ALL about control and taxes; and not about health.

Keep banning shit and you get more!! It's peoples choice for heaven sakes!

No jail time?

This is ridiculous! Let people vape if they want to. It’s none of your business what people do to find some enjoyment in their lives.

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