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Following the dismantling of a suspected 12-member vape syndicate by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) on 16 October 2025, two more suspected syndicate members, aged 29 and 37, were arrested between 19 and 23 October 2025. The two men, who were purportedly involved as a ‘warehouse manager’ and ‘area distributor’, respectively, are believed to be part of the e-vaporiser syndicate that orchestrated the importation and distribution of e-vaporisers from Malaysia into Singapore, supplying to the local residents. All 14 suspected syndicate members were previously charged in court following their respective arrests and are currently remanded to facilitate police investigations. Four of them were charged with one count each of abetment by engaging in a conspiracy to possess e-vaporisers for sale under Section 16(1)(b) of the Tobacco (Control of Advertisement and Sale) Act 1993 read with Section 109 of the Penal Code 1871. The remaining suspects were charged with one count each under Section 16(1)(b) of the Tobacco (Control of Advertisement and Sale) Act 1993.

In consultation with the Attorney-General’s Chambers, the 14 suspected syndicate members will each face an additional charge under Section 5(1) of the Organised Crime Act 2015, for being members of a locally-linked Organised Criminal Group (OCG), being the e-vaporiser syndicate, when they return to court on 30 and 31 October 2025 respectively. If convicted, they will be liable to a fine of up to S$100,000, or to imprisonment for a term of up to five years, or to both. 

Three of those suspected syndicate members will also be charged for allowing premises occupied by them to support the syndicate’s e-vaporiser distribution operations under Section 10(1)(b) of the Organised Crime Act 2015. If convicted, they will each be liable to a fine up to S$250,000 or to imprisonment for a term of up to five years, or to both.

Under the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act, it is an offence to import, distribute, sell or offer for sale e-vaporisers and their components. Any person convicted of an offence under Section 16(1) of the Act is liable to a fine of up to $10,000, or imprisonment of up to six months or both, for the first offence, and a fine of up to $20,000, or imprisonment of up to 12 months or both, for the second or subsequent offence.