Singapore's Ministry of Health and the Health Sciences Authority said on May 4 that 2,589 people were caught for possession and use of vaporisers in the first three months of 2026. [1]
Of those, 2,212 were regular vape offenders and 377 were caught for offences involving etomidate vapes, or Kpods. [1] Authorities also seized more than 36,000 vapes and related components at checkpoints during the period. [1]
HSA said it uncovered 24 smuggling cases and prosecuted 13 vaporiser sellers and 11 smugglers. [1] It also identified and fined 10 people for posting vaping-related photos or videos of themselves vaping on social media. [1]
More than 600 online listings of vapes and related components were removed from e-commerce and social media platforms, HSA said. [1] The agency also charged 4 people under the Misuse of Drugs Act for allegedly trafficking Kpods, and those cases were pending sentencing. [1]
Another 13 people were prosecuted for selling vaporisers, including a 21-year-old who was jailed for 41 weeks and a 32-year-old who was jailed for 40 weeks. [1] HSA said 256 more vape offenders were placed on rehabilitation programmes in the first three months of 2026, bringing the total on such programmes to 520. [1]
The rehabilitation programmes began in September 2025 and are mandatory for first-time Kpod offenders and second-time vape offenders. [1] Singapore passed new anti-vaping laws in March, and the renamed Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act came into effect on May 1. [1]
