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ICA foils attempt to smuggle 9,200 e-vaporiser pods declared as power banks, 25-year-old Singaporean man arrested

Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers foiled an attempt to smuggle more than 9,200 e-vaporiser pods into Singapore via an inbound cargo container on Sept 17. ICA said in a joint media statement with the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) and Singapore Police Force (SPF) that it had identified the container — with its consignment of goods declared as power banks — for enhanced checks at its Pasir Panjang Scanning Station. During the checks, ICA officers uncovered more than 9,200 e-vaporiser pods.The case was referred to HSA for further investigations.Singaporean man behind consignment arrestedA joint operation by HSA and the SPF s Criminal Investigation Department established the identity of a 25-year-old Singaporean man involved with the consignment.The man was arrested on Sept 18 for his suspected involvement in the importation of the e-vaporiser pods.He was also found with another 85 e-vaporisers and its related components.According to the authorities, the seized e-vaporisers and its related components have a total estimated street value of more than $51,000.


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