Singapore driver charged with importing 600 etomidate vape pods — Channel NewsAsia

In Singapore, a 33-year-old driver has been charged with allegedly importing 600 vape pods containing etomidate. According to Channel NewsAsia, the man entered the country through the Woodlands Checkpoint on September 20, where Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers directed his car for enhanced checks.

Pods in the central console

Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority said the vape pods were wrapped in black plastic packaging and concealed in the frame of the car’s central console. Agency officers seized 600 pods after receiving a report from border officers.

Laboratory tests confirmed that the pods contained etomidate. Muhammad Adel Dilli Del Mohamed Hanif was charged on September 22 with allegedly importing vape pods containing the substance.

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Separate case in Punggol Field

In another case, 18-year-old Corey Ng Teng Yi was charged after 12 vape pods containing etomidate were found in a deregistered car in the Punggol Field area. Traffic Police reported the case to the Health Sciences Authority on September 22, and the driver was detained at the scene.

According to the agency, the pods were allegedly intended for supply. Ng was charged on September 24. Singapore Police are also investigating the case over alleged driving of a deregistered vehicle without a driver’s licence.

Etomidate and its analogues are classified as specified psychoactive substances in Singapore under the Tobacco and Vapourisers Control Act. Importing etomidate carries a penalty of between three and 20 years in prison and between five and 15 strokes of the cane, while supplying it carries between two and ten years in prison and between two and five strokes of the cane.