Syndicates hiring young people in Johor to smuggle vapes into Singapore

Vape smugglers warned of severe laws in Singapore and Johor

JOHOR BARU: Malaysians, especially young people, should not be tempted by syndicates that offer quick cash to smuggle vapes into Singapore.

Syndicates hiring young people in Johor to smuggle vapes into Singapore

More than 15,000 vapes and their related components were seized at the land crossings in June and July alone. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Johor vape gangs exploit border loopholes to flood Singapore with illegal e-cigs

JOHOR/SINGAPORE: What began as an “easy job” for two young Malaysians turned into a legal nightmare — and exposed the deeper web of cross-border vape smuggling plaguing Johor and Singapore. Promised RM1,000 for “betel leaves” delivery — was a vape run Two young men from Johor Bahru, in their early 20s, found themselves entangled in […]

Two young Malaysian men caught smuggling e-cigarettes into Singapore for just $305

For a reward of only $305, two young Malaysian men agreed to deliver goods, thinking they were just transporting betel leaves. But when they were stopped at the checkpoint, they got the shock of their lives. The boxes they were transporting actually contained 300 packs of e-cigarettes and related products. The two men, both in their 20s from Johor Bahru, are known only as Haz and Amin (not their real names). They told The Straits Times that the …

'It was not worth it': Johor-based syndicates hiring young people to smuggle vapes into Singapore

The two young men from Johor Bahru were broke, so when an acquaintance offered them RM1,000 (S$305) to transport boxes of "betel leaves" using a rental car to Singapore, they agreed....