ICA seizes 25,590 e-vaporiser refill pods in Malaysian-registered lorry at Tuas Checkpoint

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SINGAPORE - The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority foiled a plan by smugglers on Tuesday to bring in 25,590 e-vaporiser refill pods from Malaysia in a lorry carrying empty tins and plastic caps.

In a Facebook post on Friday , the ICA said that its officers at Tuas Checkpoint found the pods after directing the lorry for further checks.

The refill pods were found in the driver's rest area behind the front seats of the lorry, hidden by a cloth and a grey tarpaulin sheet. The pods were seized. The lorry driver, a Malaysian national, was referred to the Health Sciences Authority for further investigation.The ICA said safeguarding Singapore's borders remains its top priority.

Those guilty of buying e-vaporisers online and shipping them to Singapore for personal use can be fined up to $10,000 and jailed for up to six months.🚫 𝗡𝗼 𝗵𝘂𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 On 25 January, ICA officers at Tuas Checkpoint foiled an attempt to smuggle 25,590...

 

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e-vape better cleaner air illegal, cigarette smoke and cigarette butt littering ok. it's all about taxes profit not health 💰

We must continue to be vigilant and carry diligent enforcement. Noticed vaping are catching high numbers of our young population. We must not allow vaping to be entrenched NEAsg

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