[CONSOLIDATED] Singapore's Vaping Crisis. CNB, HSA monitoring situation

[Tayliatorhard]

took how many deaths before he decided to lift his hands from under his ass?

Monitoring in progress

 

[Hyruga]

This mother is the game changer to kpod industry sia.

 

[ridiculous?]

Some peepurs fall rike dats and lose there thieves.

 

[Croiseur]

I support this!

 

[joshwong11]

our stocks smuggled from malaysia that they import from china right?

 

[alex22]

I cannot find the thread of the Yishun flat making kpod.. the raw material is just a bag of chemical that looks like MSG.... I think they have to dilute it with some oil or something and store into the canister for vape.... I bet that big bag of chemical can make thousands of kpods..

Well can read up on google the precursors of the chemical and how to prepare the concentration dilution with the right solvent that is the rest of the liquid part

 

[kmkimlo]

while i was in malaysia few weeks ago.. the vapes are like vv common leh, can sell over counter like cigs

 

[alex22]

nobody will do that, people know what they’re getting into.

price wise is 7-8x more expensive, and they definitely can tell the difference with the first puff

Yeah its like buying packed jackfruit but is actually packed durian. How to analogy this wa piang

 

[yperic]

Boy, 16, found to have 54 vape pods at home during HSA raid, some contained etomidate​

He was allegedly vaping in a private-hire car with another 16-year-old boy.

In a raid on May 22, the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) discovered and seized 54 e-vaporiser pods and three e-vaporisers in the home of a 16-year-old boy. This was one of the recent cases shared by HSA in a press release on Jul. 20, highlighting enhanced surveillance and enforcement of vapes.

HSA officers conducted the raid as a follow-up check after a driver reported to the Traffic Police that two 16-year-old boys were allegedly vaping while riding in the driver's private-hire car on May 18.

The Traffic Police seized two vapes from one of the boys, and he would later be found to possess more in the home raid.

HSA tested the pods seized, and some were found to contain etomidate.

The second boy's home was also raided, but no vapes or related components were found.

Both boys are assisting HSA in investigations.

Other recent cases​

Public reports on vape-related offences have increased lately and this contributes to the government's surveillance and enforcement of vapes.

HSA received more than 3,000 reports in 2024 and more than 2,500 reports in just the first half of 2025.

In May, HSA also raided the home of a 58-year-old man after a video posted online showed him sitting on the road holding a vape and shaking uncontrollably. The raid did not turn up any vapes, but the man admitted to vaping and was thus issued a composition fine by HSA.

From HSA's press release.

That same month, another video on social media prompted HSA to raid the home of a 24-year-old man who was filmed vaping in a lift at Sim Lim Square. Two vapes were seized, and the man is assisting HSA in investigations.

From HSA's press release.

On Jul. 11, a 21-year-old man was also caught by HSA for allegedly distributing vapes and components in Bishan and Ubi. HSA officers seized almost three tonnes of e-vaporisers through raids, and he was charged in court on Jul. 14.

To counter the growing problem of vapes laced with etomidate, health minister Ong Ye Kung announced on Jul. 20 that the Ministry of Health (MOH) will be working with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to list etomidate as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

When asked about the situation in schools, Ong told media that the ministry did not detect any etomidate-laced vapes among vapes seized from schools but he does not want to assume it is fine.

Top image from HSA

 

[xcodes]

this is correct action ... must act fast before it becomes worse ..

 

[nachtsid.er]

Joven still in sls ?

 

[xcodes]

is this considered fast or slow?

very slow in my opinion ... but late better than none ...

 

[alex22]

The unspoken - facial recognition is really good now huh even with potato camera submissions.

Hikvison ftw?

 

[trevlim]

Ah Chan was soft on bullies and vapers

 

[smellyfish]

I am afraid for and feel sorry for the Malay community. I think this will become a big problem for them. As it is, Malay are 15% of population but about 50% of all drug abusers in Singapore. I have a sense this will affect our Malay brethrens more than any other community.

 

[buffybuffy]

So what’s going to happen to the boy? 16 years old drug abuser? Go boy’s home only ah?

 

[The_Davis]

Boy, 16, found to have 54 vape pods at home during HSA raid, some contained etomidate​

He was allegedly vaping in a private-hire car with another 16-year-old boy.

In a raid on May 22, the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) discovered and seized 54 e-vaporiser pods and three e-vaporisers in the home of a 16-year-old boy. This was one of the recent cases shared by HSA in a press release on Jul. 20, highlighting enhanced surveillance and enforcement of vapes.

HSA officers conducted the raid as a follow-up check after a driver reported to the Traffic Police that two 16-year-old boys were allegedly vaping while riding in the driver's private-hire car on May 18.

The Traffic Police seized two vapes from one of the boys, and he would later be found to possess more in the home raid.

HSA tested the pods seized, and some were found to contain etomidate.

The second boy's home was also raided, but no vapes or related components were found.

Both boys are assisting HSA in investigations.

Other recent cases​

Public reports on vape-related offences have increased lately and this contributes to the government's surveillance and enforcement of vapes.

HSA received more than 3,000 reports in 2024 and more than 2,500 reports in just the first half of 2025.

In May, HSA also raided the home of a 58-year-old man after a video posted online showed him sitting on the road holding a vape and shaking uncontrollably. The raid did not turn up any vapes, but the man admitted to vaping and was thus issued a composition fine by HSA.

From HSA's press release.

That same month, another video on social media prompted HSA to raid the home of a 24-year-old man who was filmed vaping in a lift at Sim Lim Square. Two vapes were seized, and the man is assisting HSA in investigations.

From HSA's press release.

On Jul. 11, a 21-year-old man was also caught by HSA for allegedly distributing vapes and components in Bishan and Ubi. HSA officers seized almost three tonnes of e-vaporisers through raids, and he was charged in court on Jul. 14.

To counter the growing problem of vapes laced with etomidate, health minister Ong Ye Kung announced on Jul. 20 that the Ministry of Health (MOH) will be working with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to list etomidate as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

When asked about the situation in schools, Ong told media that the ministry did not detect any etomidate-laced vapes among vapes seized from schools but he does not want to assume it is fine.

Top image from HSA

Finally doing the right thing.
Every case should automatically go raid their homes.

 

[Whimsica]

Can see OYK and CCS working hard to race each other to DPM-ship.

Shanmugam talked about UNC3886, then CCS next day said SAF and MINDEF have been working with CSA.

OYK better... ownself talked about working with MHA first before the old bird can open mouth.

OYK1: CCS 0

 

[Potato_Wedges]

Catch them ALL!!!
Nuisance of the society.

 

[viethai]

Send all these to zombie park