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Singapore will impose fines up to S$700 and mandatory rehabilitation for vaping, with up to 20 years jail and caning for drug-laced vape suppliers, amid a surge in etomidate-laced devices.
- On Sept 1, 2025, Singapore Government's Ministry of Health and Ministry of Home Affairs begin a tougher vaping crackdown announced at an Aug. 28, 2025 press conference co‑chaired by K. Shanmugam and Ong Ye Kung.
- In recent months, authorities flagged drug-laced vapes called K-pods containing etomidate, with July testing revealing one in three seized vapes contained the anesthetic.
- Under the new rules, adults face a first-offence fine of $700 and youths under 18 face $500; repeat offenders undergo mandatory rehabilitation and fines up to $2,000 under TCASA.
- Between April and June, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority detected 19 large-scale smuggling cases, seized around 90,000 vapes, and on Aug. 27 arrested a Malaysian smuggling suspect at Woodlands Checkpoint with nearly 900 devices and more than 6,700 components.
- Ardiwinata of Indonesian Vaper Association Batam said the six-month interim period of Singapore's stricter vaping rules could divert tourists and transit passengers to Batam as an alternative.
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Singapore is stepping up its fight against e-cigarettes, which have already been banned since 2018. While an anesthetic is now mixed with certain vaping fluids, endangering the health of young consumers, the country is putting in place strict sanctions against sellers: high fines or expulsion for foreigners.
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Singapore to impose harsher penalties on drug-laced vapes from September
SINGAPORE - Singapore will take a harder stance against drug-laced vapes from September as it changes the classification of anaesthetic agent etomidate from a poison to a drug, the government announced on Thursday.
Singapore to take harsher stance on drug-laced vapes
Singapore will take a harder stance against drug-laced vapes from September. Photo: Getty Images Singapore will take a harder stance against drug-laced vapes from September as it changes the classification of anaesthetic agent etomidate from a poison to a drug, the government announced today.
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