Singapore Seizes 18,400 Vapes From Malaysian Lorry At Tuas Checkpoint
More than 18,400 e-vaporisers and 1,400 related components were uncovered in a Malaysian-registered lorry at Tuas Checkpoint on Monday (Sep 15), the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Tuesday.
“This marks the largest haul of smuggled e-vaporisers detected at Singapore’s land checkpoints since stronger penalties (for vape-related offences) took effect from Sep 1, 2025,” ICA said in a Facebook post.The lorry was at Tuas Checkpoint at around 7am on Monday when it was profiled by ICA’s Integrated Targeting Centre (ITC) through pre-arrival risk assessment and directed for enhanced checks, the authority said.During the course of the inspection, officers found over 18,400 vapes and 1,400 related components in the vehicle, which had been declared as carrying “components for motorised external roll-up blinds”.
A Malaysian man was arrested in connection with the case and referred to the Health Sciences Authority for further investigations.
