6 admit being part of group that stored nearly 58,000 vape items in Lentor, Sembawang 'warehouses'
Six individuals involved in a large-scale vape distribution syndicate in Singapore have been convicted. The group operated out of residential properties and managed a three-tiered distribution network for illegal vaporiser products.
Why it matters
This case highlights the ongoing challenges authorities face in curbing the illegal trade of prohibited tobacco products through sophisticated, organized criminal networks.
Two syndicate leaders, and four subordinates, were on Sept 17 convicted for being part of a criminal group that stored nearly 58,000 vape products in two "warehouses" here.
Nearly 17,000 of the products were vapes.
One of the rented "warehouses" was a terraced house in Lentor, and the other was a condominium unit in the Canberra area in Sembawang.
Wong Ee Wei, 29, and Kenneth Tan Hong Chang, 31, had admitted they were leaders in the group.
Wong earned up to $280,000 while Tan earned around $36,000.
They took instructions from a person known only as "Nobody", purportedly based in Malaysia.
The leaders managed the "warehouses" and the group's finances. They also coordinated the deliveries of vape products from Malaysia as arranged by "Nobody".
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