Overview
- Prosecutors say two Malaysians brought 12,273 Kpods through Woodlands Checkpoint in a car, in what court papers describe as an import of vapes laced with the anesthetic etomidate.
- Each charge carries 3 to 20 years in prison under enhanced laws, and one accused could also receive 5 to 15 strokes of the cane if convicted, with a court date set for June 26.
- A separate case saw 21-year-old Tan Xin Yi ordered to at least 12 months of reformative training after she twice possessed Kpods at the same club in 2025.
- Health authorities reported more than 26,000 vaporisers and related parts seized at air, land, and sea checkpoints in the first quarter of 2026, uncovering 24 smuggling cases.
- Etomidate is now a Class C controlled drug and can cause spasms, breathing trouble, seizures, or psychosis when vaped, and Parliament raised maximum penalties for vape offenses in March.