Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) says an anti-vaping enforcement operation in Punggol on April 30 leads to fines for three people, including an 11-year-old. HSA reports that two males and one female, aged between 11 and 29, are caught vaping and are fined on the spot. HSA also reports that during the same operation, a 17-year-old boy is arrested for a suspected repeat offence involving etomidate. The authority says urine testing for the boy is positive for the drug. Separate reporting from other outlets on the same case repeats that the 17-year-old is arrested for suspected repeat etomidate use. The reports also note that the vaping cases involve vapes and related components captured during the enforcement effort. HSA’s actions reflect Singapore’s enforcement of laws against vaping and misuse of controlled substances. No additional details on the individuals’ identities or the exact fine amounts are included in the provided reports.
11-year-old fined for vaping during HSA anti-vape operation in Punggol
Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) says an anti-vaping enforcement operation in Punggol on April 30 leads to fines for three people, including an 11-year-old. HSA reports that two males and o...
- HSA conducts an anti-vape enforcement operation in Punggol on April 30.
- Three people aged 11 to 29 are caught vaping and are fined on the spot, including an 11-year-old.
- Two males and one female are among those fined.
- A 17-year-old boy is arrested for a suspected repeat etomidate offence.
- HSA says urine testing for the 17-year-old is positive for etomidate.
SINGAPORE – An 11-year-old was among three people fined for vaping, and a 17-year-old was arrested for a suspected etomidate offense, during an anti-vape enforcement operation in Singapore on April 30. Two males and one female, aged between 11 and 29, were caught and fined on the spot for vaping, said the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) on May 13. Separately, a 17-year-old boy was arrested for a suspected repeat etomidate offense, with his urine testing positive for the drug, said HSA. READ: Singapore: Fine for man caught vaping inside MRT train Four vapes and related components, including one pod suspected […]...Keep on reading: 11-year-old among three fined for vaping in Singapore
3 months agoA 17-year-old was also arrested for a suspected repeat etomidate offence.
3 months agoA 17-year-old boy was arrested for a suspected repeat etomidate offence.
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