Singapore’s CNA news agency reports that the Ministry of Health (MOH), Health Sciences Authority (HSA) and Singapore Immigration Agency (ICA) have joined forces to detect passengers smuggling e-cigarettes into Singapore at Changi Airport. The three agencies released a statement today (Thursday, Jan. 4) revealing that they carried out an e-cigarette detection operation at Changi International Airport for four days during the New Year festival. Authorities found a total of 177 passengers smuggling e-cigarettes, of whom 61 were punished with fines. The remaining 116 were not fined because they had declared and discarded their e-cigarettes.
last December The Singapore government has issued an advance warning that it will begin a crackdown on e-cigarettes at all border crossings into the country. Both by air, land and sea. It will start at Changi Airport first. Under the policy to eradicate cigarettes throughout the country and prevent the importation of electronic cigarettes into Singapore. Including the ban on smoking electronic cigarettes.
during operation Immigration and public health officers will set up tables to monitor incoming passengers at all four terminals, holding up signs prohibiting the importation of e-cigarettes into the country. To alert passengers who may not yet know. After receiving the luggage Passengers must pass through the red lane. In order to make a declaration to the immigration officials. and must discard e-cigarettes immediately For those who do not declare, if the officer scans the bag and finds any abnormalities, it will be checked again. If found, they will be fined immediately at the checkpoint.
Singapore imposes severe penalties for owners. Users and buyers will be fined 2,000 Singapore dollars, or about 52,000 baht. For sellers and smugglers of e-cigarettes or parts, they will be fined 10,000 Singapore dollars, or about 50,000 baht. 2 hundred and sixty thousand baht or 6 months imprisonment or both imprisonment and fine But if you commit the same offense twice, you will be punished with imprisonment and a double fine. and all goods will be confiscated
And after another 2-3 months, Singapore will also begin inspections at land and sea border crossing points.
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2024-01-04 11:44:50
