Driver charged after 600 etomidate vape pods found hidden in car at Woodlands Checkpoint

The vape pods were found wrapped in black plastic packaging and concealed within the frame of the car's centre console, says the Health Sciences Authority.

Etomidate vaporiser pods seized from Muhammad Adel Dilly Del Mohamed Hanif (left), and those seized from Corey Ng Teng Yi (right). (Photos: Health Sciences Authority Singapore)

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SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old man has been charged after 600 etomidate vape pods were allegedly found hidden in his car at Woodlands Checkpoint.

Muhammad Adel Dilly Del Mohamed Hanif was driving into Singapore on Sep 20 when he was directed for enhanced checks by Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers.

The vape pods were found wrapped in black plastic packaging and concealed within the frame of the car's centre console, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Wednesday (Sep 30).

HSA officers were alerted and seized 600 vape pods. Laboratory tests subsequently confirmed that they contained etomidate.

Hanif was charged on Sep 22 over the alleged importation of etomidate vaporiser pods.

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