10 foreigners, including Singaporeans, arrested in Vietnam for running Kpod trafficking ring
Vietnamese authorities have arrested 65 individuals, including 10 foreign nationals, for operating a drug trafficking ring that distributed etomidate-laced e-cigarette pods. The operation, led by suspects from Singapore and Malaysia, sold these dangerous substances to both local and international customers.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the growing public health threat of synthetic drugs being marketed through popular consumer devices like vapes.
A total of 65 people, including four Singaporeans, four Malaysians and two Taiwanese, were arrested for allegedly operating a drug trafficking network.
Listen Summarise Vietnam police arrested 65 people, including 10 foreigners, for running a drug ring mixing anaesthetic etomidate into e-cigarette liquid and selling it locally and abroad. Malaysian Hoo Jia How and Singaporean Melvin Tan Junjie were identified as ringleaders. Authorities warned etomidate inhalation risks include drowsiness, seizures, respiratory failure, and death; the investigation is ongoing. AI generated
HO CHI MINH CITY – The police in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City have arrested 65 people, including 10 foreign nationals, for allegedly operating a drug trafficking network that mixed the anaesthetic etomidate into e-cigarette liquid and sold the products to Vietnamese and foreign customers, the authorities said on Aug 1 .
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