Teen charged over possession of three etomidate-laced Kpods in Potong Pasir flat
Besides vaping-related offences, the teenager is also accused of pushing an alleged male victim and pulling his hair outside a school.
SINGAPORE – A teenager was charged on Aug 14 after he was found with allegedly three etomidate-laced Kpods in a Potong Pasir Housing Board flat on March 6.
Kpods are vapes that contain vape juice mixed with potent ingredients such as etomidate or ketamine.
Used in hospitals to induce sedation during medical procedures, etomidate is meant to be injected into the veins under clinical supervision and is never intended to be inhaled.
When vaped, it enters the lungs directly and may trigger spasms, breathing difficulties, seizures and even psychosis.
The 19-year-old youth is also accused of having three disposable vaporisers in the same flat that day.
Court documents stated that he allegedly had a vaporiser there on Jan 17, 2022.
The teenager was charged with four vaping-related offences on Aug 14. He was earlier handed 14 other charges for offences including assault and methamphetamine consumption.
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He cannot be named as he was below 18 years old when he allegedly committed some of his offences.
He was just 16 years old on April 24, 2022, when he purportedly had an e-cigarette device in Bayfront Link.
In September 2023, he allegedly published an advertisement on Instagram showing multiple vaping items for sale, including one resembling a cassette tape.
He is accused of being in possession of four disposable e-cigarette devices in the Potong Pasir flat the following month.
Besides vaping-related offences, the teenager is also accused of pushing an alleged male victim and pulling his hair outside a school on Sept 16, 2023.
The youth is also said to have consumed methamphetamine on or before June 4, 2024.
Between May and June that year, he allegedly showed knuckle dusters for sale on messaging platform Telegram.
He was in Woodlands Avenue 1 in the wee hours of June 4, 2024, when he purportedly had five knuckle dusters and two bottles of pepper spray.
The teenager, who was said to have a provisional driving licence, is also accused of unlawfully riding a motorcycle along Bidadari Park Drive shortly before 6.40pm in July that year.
Among other things, he allegedly rode the vehicle without the supervision of a person holding an instructor's licence.
Separately, the youth was in the Potong Pasir flat when he allegedly had a knuckle duster on March 6, 2025.
His pretrial conference will take place on Aug 18.
To report vaping-related offences, call the Health Sciences Authority hotline on 6684-2036 or 6684-2037 from 9am to 9pm daily, including public holidays.
Reports can also be made online at
www.go.gov.sg/reportvape
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