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S'porean boy, 17, charged with drug trafficking, possessing vape with cannabis-related substance
He and an older boy were found in Toa Payoh with cannabis and methamphetamine meant for trafficking.
September 04, 2025, 03:37 PM
A 17-year-old boy was charged in court on Sep. 3 and handed two vaping-related charges and five drug trafficking charges.
One charge was possessing a vape device containing a cannabis-related substance.
What happened
Two boys, aged 17, allegedly had 25 packets of “vegetable matter” with them in front of Block 94 Toa Payoh Lorong 4 on Feb. 18, 2025.
According to court documents, they are accused of having the substances, containing 31.33g of cannabis and 26.29g of methamphetamine, meant for trafficking, along with 85 tablets containing nimetazepam, a sedative drug.
Both boys are Singaporeans.
One boy has now turned 18 and will return to court at a later date.
The younger boy was subsequently found at night at Block 744 Jurong West Street 73, allegedly with a vape that contained cannabis-related substances.
He is accused of trafficking methamphetamine, cannabis, ketamine and other drugs alongside another male teenager.
He is expected to plead guilty on Oct. 13, according to CNA.
The older boy will return to court on Sep. 8.
They cannot be named as they are protected under the Children and Young Persons Act.
Their offences allegedly occurred before they turned 18.
Harsher measures for vape users
Since Sep. 1, 2025, Singapore has rolled out harsher measures for vape users.
First-time offenders under 18 now face an increased fine of S$500.
Those 18 and above will be fined S$700.
A second offence will require the individual to undergo a three-month, six-session rehabilitation programme.
Those who fail to complete the programme will be prosecuted.
For a third or subsequent offence, the offender will be prosecuted in court and may be fined up to S$2,000.
Previously, for those caught vaping for the first or subsequent time, a fine of S$300 was imposed for those under 18 years old, and S$500 if they were 18 and above.
Stiffer enforcement of abusers and suppliers of etomidate has also been in place since Sep. 1, after the anaesthetic agent was listed in the Misuse of Drugs Act as a Class C drug.
Etomidate is found in drug-laced vapes, known as Kpods.
As a result, it is now illegal to traffic, manufacture, import, export, possess or consume etomidate without authorisation.
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